Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (旭硝子, Asahi Garasu^?) (TYO: 5201 ), or AGC, is a Japanese manufacturing company. It is one of the core Mitsubishi companies. The Tokyo Stock Exchange ), or TSE, is one of the largest stock exchange markets in the world by monetary volume located in Tokyo, Japan, second only to the New York Stock Exchange. ... For information on Mitsubishi brand computer monitors, see NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc. ...

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Its main areas of production are:

• Automotive glass and industrial material
• Bio-technology and environment
• Commodity and performance chemicals
  • Among performance chemicals, Ashai makes fluoropolymer films, including Fluon ETFE laminate, famous for its use as the external surface of the Allianz Arena football stadium, built in 2005 and the world's largest structure made out of ETFE.
• Display glass
• Electronic materials and products
• Flat glass and construction material
• Optics and telecommunication

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Subsidiaries and affiliates

• Asahi Fiber Glass Co., Ltd.
• Asahi Techno Glass Corp.
• Ise Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
• Optrex Corp.

External links

• Company website (in English)