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Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., AGC (AGC Group) is a Japanese company. (TYO: 5201) The main trading room of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where nowadays the trading is done by computers The Stock Exchange occupies a narrow site in Tokyos securities district The Tokyo Stock Exchange (abbreviated TSE) is a stock exchange market located in Tokyo, Japan. ...

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History

The company was founded in 1907 by Toshiya Iwasaki. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


Business Areas

Automotive glass and industrial material

Bio technology and environment

Chemicals

Asahi Glass Company makes both 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. A fluoropolymer is a polymer that contains atoms of fluorine. ... It has been suggested that Net flux be merged into this article or section. ... ETFE (Ethylene TetrafluoroEthylene) - a fluorocarbon-based polymer (a fluoropolymer), a kind of plastic. ... A laminate is a material constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. ... Allianz Arena The Allianz Arena is a football stadium located in the north-Munich district of Fröttmaning. ... This article deals with the history and development of the different sports around the world known as football. For links to articles on each of these codes of football, please see the list in the Football today section of this article. ... The Olympia Stadium: start and finish lines visible, defining the length of one stadium (in this case 192. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (Roman: MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself; see also construction. ...


Display glass

Electronic materials and products

Flat glass and construction material

Optics and telecommunication

Subsidiaries and affiliates

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

Affiliations

AGC is one of the core Mitsubishi companies. The Mitsubishi companies, or the Mitsubishi Group of Companies or the Mitsubishi Group is a large group (keiretsu) of independently operated Japanese companies which share the Mitsubishi brand name. ...


External links

  • Company website (in Japanese)
  • Company website (in English)


 
 

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