Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. profile and corporate video
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. engages in glass, chemicals, and ceramics businesses. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Glass, Electronics, Chemicals, and Others. The Glass segment provides glass for glazing, decorative glass, and special-purpose glass such as flat glass for construction, industrial-use processed glass, and automotive glass. The Electronics segment offers glass for display panels, optical thin film products, optoelectronic materials, synthetic quartz products, glass frit and paste, semiconductor components, and lighting products. The Chemicals segment handles chlor-alkali and urethane products, and fluorinated resins. The Others segment includes ceramic products. The company was founded by Toshiya Iwasaki on September 8, 1907 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.“
“Asahi Glass History
Overview
The Asahi Glass Company was founded in 1907 by Toshiya Iwasaki, the second son of the second president of the original Mitsubishi Corporation. Under him, it succeeded in the first Japanese production of sheet glass.His pioneering spirit, summarized in the basic principle “Never take the easy way out–address the difficulties,” was the driving force behind Asahi Glass’s mastery of a succession of difficult business challenges and the company’s subsequent dynamic growth.”
*Information from Forbes.com and Agc.co.jp
**Video published on YouTube by “yourglass“
