From 1907 to the 1950s
1907 | Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. was established in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture |
1914 | The first shipment of sheet glass was exported to England |
1917 | Headquarters was moved to Toky |
1925 | Shoko Glass Co., Ltd. was established in China as Asahi Glass’ first business outside Japan |
1933 | The Asahi Foundation for Chemical Industry Promotion (now the Asahi Glass Foundation) was established to commemorate our 25th anniversary |
1937 | Stocks were listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
1952 | Concluded agreement to export caustic soda electrolysis equipment to Indonesia |
1955 | Received Deming Prize for quickly adopting quality management |
1956 | Glass manufacturing subsidiary was established in India, demonstrating progress in expanding internationally ahead of other Japanese companies |
1957 | Asahi Glass Scholarship Foundation was established to Commemorate our 50th anniversary |
AGC was founded in 1907 by Toshiya Iwasaki
Received Deming Prize for quickly adopting quality management. (1955)
The 1960s and 1990s
1964 | Entry into the flat glass market in Thailand |
1972 | Commenced glass production operations in Indonesia |
1981 | AGC Asahi Glass acquired Glaverbel S.A. and MaasGlas B.V., glass companies in Belgium and the Netherlands |
1985 | Full-scale entry of the automotive glass business in the United States |
1986 | Full-scale entry of the chlor-alkali business in Indonesia |
1997 | Entry into Russia’s glass market. |
Entry into the flat glass market in Thailand. (1964)
Commenced glass production operations in Indonesia. (1972)
Glaverbel S.A. in Belgium was acquired. Full-scale entry in Europe’s flat glass market. (1981)
Entry into Russia’s glass market. (1997)
2000s –
2002 | Creation of AGC Group Vision, “Look Beyond” In-house Company system was introduced |
2007 | The Group brand was unified as “AGC” |
2013 | Started production of float glass in Brazil. Established regional headquarters in Singapore |
2015 | AGC plus management policy was implemented |
The Group brand was unified as “AGC”. (2007)
The Brazil Plant, one of the most environmentally friendly factories in South America starts operation. Entry into Brazil’s flat glass market. (2013)