The Asahi Glass Foundation Announces Results of the 17th Annual "Questionnaire on Environmental Problems and the Survival of Humankind – Environmental Doomsday Clock"

20.08.2008

Asahi seeks cost breaks

Japan-based Asahi Glass has requested the Thai government to ease its energy expenses in support of expansion plans that would make Thailand its manufacturing hub.

06.08.2008

Asahi Glass to build LCD glass-making plant in Taiwan

Japan´s Asahi Glass plans to start building a fifth LCD glass-making factory in Taiwan next month to meet growing demand for TV panels and PC monitors,...

06.08.2008

Fire at Asahi Glass Takasago, Japan plant

A fire occurred at the Asahi Glass plant in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan last week, which should impact glass substrate supply for Sharp, according to market sources.

05.08.2008

Asahi Glass Halts Some Supply of LCD Glass After Furnace Leak

Asahi Glass Co., Asia´s largest glassmaker, said it suspended some shipments of glass used in liquid-crystal displays after a furnace leaked at its plant in Takasago, southwestern Japan.

23.07.2008

Asahi Glass Auto Stigma Hides 89% Jump in Flat-Panel Earnings

Asahi Glass Co. shareholders, shortchanged by a struggling U.S. auto industry, may have a brighter future in television as consumers switch to flat-panel sets even as the economy cools.

17.07.2008

Japan´s Asahi Glass to double Taiwan capacity -report

Japan´s Asahi Glass will build a fifth LCD glass-making factory in Taiwan, with longer term plans to build another five plants to serve growing demand for LCD monitors and TVs, Taiwan media reported on Thursday.

16.07.2008

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008

Asahi Glass Company Limited manufacturers and sells glass, including sheet glass, glass for automobiles, processed glass for industrial uses and others.

03.07.2008

Asahi Glass May Increase Prices for Supplies to U.S., Europe

Asahi Glass Co., Asia´s biggest maker of the material, said it may increase prices for construction glass by a "single-digit" percent in the U.S. and Europe to cope with higher fuel and raw material costs.

30.06.2008

Asahi Glass to Start Automotive Glass Price Increase Negotiation

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has started negotiation to increase the price of automotive glass.

26.06.2008

Asahi Glass in Talks to Raise Auto-Glass Prices 10%

Asahi Glass Co., Asia´s largest glassmaker, said it´s in talks with carmakers to raise prices by 10 percent because of higher fuel and material costs, the company´s first "substantive" increase since 1979.

25.06.2008

Asahi Glass in Talks to Raise Auto-Glass Prices, Nikkei Says

Asahi Glass Co., Japan´s largest glassmaker, is in talks with carmakers to raise its prices 10 percent because of...

19.06.2008

ASAHI GLASS TO SELL STAKE IN CHINA CRT PARTS MAKER

Asahi Glass Co. will sell its entire 25 per cent stake in Beijing Asahi Glass Electronics Co., a Chinese manufacturer of cathode-ray-tube components, to a local firm as early as August.

17.06.2008

Asahi Glass Cuts U.S. Production of Automotive Glass by 10%

Asahi Glass Co., Japan´s largest glassmaker, said it has reduced U.S. output of automotive glass by...

19.05.2008

Asahi Glass to Acquire a Company Engaged in Polishing Substrates

Asahi Glass has decided to acquire SCHOTT Processing Korea Co., Ltd., a wholly owned Korean subsidiary of Germany´s SCHOTT AG engaged in polishing large glass substrates for TFT-LCD.

17.04.2008

Asahi Glass to Shut Some Factories in U.S., Canada

Asahi Glass Co., the third-largest supplier of glass in North America, will shut some factories,...

18.03.2008

RFID enables error-free, accident-free, automated packaging process

"This innovative solution has given us an extremely new approach that improves tracking of stillages across the factory, reducing errors and transforming the way we manage packing of some of our glass products."

13.02.2008

Asahi Glass meldet deutlichen Gewinnanstieg

Der japanische Glasproduzent Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. gab am Dienstag bekannt, dass er seinen Gewinn im abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahr deutlich gesteigert hat. Der Nettogewinn stieg demnach um 54,8 Prozent auf...

07.02.2008

Asahi Glass to Boost Glass Production Facilities for Solar Cells

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has decided to enhance glass production facilities for solar cells. Spending about 13 billion yen in total, Asahi Glass will establish a new furnace for the cover glass of solar cells and...

06.02.2008

Asahi Glass to Pay EU Fine for Price Fixing

Japan´s Asahi Glass Co. said Tuesday it has agreed to pay a fine of some 10.3 billion yen imposed by the European Union for fixing flat glass prices in Europe.

30.01.2008

Asahi Glass to Expand Production Facility of Fluropolymer LUMIFLON® for Coatings

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has decided to boost its production capacity of LUMIFLON®, a high weatherability fluoropolymer for coatings.

25.01.2008

Asahi Loses U.S. Supreme Court Bid to Revive $25 Million Award

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to revive a $25.1 million award won by Japanese glassmaker Asahi Glass Co. in a patent suit against rival Cardinal IG Co.

10.01.2008

Asahi Glass Factory Explosion in South Korea Kills 1

An explosion at an Asahi Glass Co. factory in South Korea killed one worker and injured two, the Tokyo based company said. The company´s shares fell. The incident happened around....

13.12.2007

Serbia: Asahi Glass invest 120 million EUR in Serbia

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic stated that the Japanese company Asahi Glass, the second largest glass company in the world, could invest €120 million in Serbia.

17.09.2007

Asahi Glass to Sell LCD Panel Unit

Asahi Glass Co. plans to end liquid crystal display panel production by selling Optrex, a loss-making LCD subsidiary...

15.08.2007

Asahi Glass selling unit to Japan´s DBJ-sources

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. is selling its unit Asahi Fiber Glass to the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ)...

10.08.2007

Asahi Glass bereitet sich auf Riesenwachstum vor

Eine der wichtigsten Komponenten bei LCD-Panels sind die Glassubstrate mit Asahi Glass als einem der Top-Lieferanten

09.08.2007

Q&A with Asahi Glass Taiwan subsidiary chairman Tetsuji Kakimoto

Interview with outlook for the LCD glass market

31.07.2007

Asahi Glass continues expansion

Asahi Glass has committed to continue expanding the capacity of its local unit’s solar glass cover plant up to 2010

04.07.2007

Asahi Glass may move planned new glass substrate plant to Korea

Asahi Glass is considering changing the site where it will establish its fifth Taiwan-based glass substrate plant

28.06.2007

Asahi Glass to change site for new glass substrate production line

Japan-based Asahi Glass has decided to establish its fifth Taiwan-based glass substrate plant at the Tainan Technology Industrial Park

26.06.2007

Asahi Glass plans second S.Korea LCD glass factory

Japan´s largest glass maker, will invest about 15 billion yen ($120 million) to build a second South Korean factory...

20.06.2007

Asahi Glass Succeeds Develops Modified PFPE for Hard Disk Lubricants

The new product exhibits low viscosity, low water absorption and...

18.05.2007

Asahi Glass outperform, target price raised

The target price has been raised from ¥1940 to ¥2180

15.05.2007

Asahi Glass and Tokyo Denpa were successful

Asahi Glass and Tokyo Denpa Succeed in the Development of a Synthetic Quartz Crystal Material with...

11.05.2007

Asahi Glass volume producing 7.5G glass substrates in Taiwan

Asahi Glass Fine Techno Taiwan (AFT) began volume production at a new plant

10.05.2007

Asahi Glass reports rising FPD glass sales in 1Q07

Asahi Glass has reported sales of its FPD (flat-panel display) glass business increased on year in the first quarter of...

30.04.2007

Asahi touts fluorinated insulator

Asahi Glass touts a new fluorine-based insulating material for...

20.03.2007

Asahi Techno Glass Corporation determines to close its Nakayama Plant

Asahi Techno Glass Corporation, a wholly-owned company of Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has determined to close its Nakayama Plant...

15.03.2007

Asahi Glass, Nippon Sheet Shares Decline After EU´s Accusation

Shares of Asahi Glass Co., the world´s biggest supplier of glass for flat-panel screens,

05.03.2007

Japan´s Asahi Glass said supplying Taiwan flat-panel company

Japan´s Asahi Glass Co. has begun supplying glass for Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.´s...

08.02.2007

Shut Down of North American Flat Glass Plant

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has decided to shut down the Cinnaminson Plant of AFG Industries, Inc. in the U.S.

06.02.2007

Asahi Glass sees net profit doubling in 2007

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. , Japan´s largest glass maker, said it expected its net profit to double in 2007 ...

12.01.2007

Asahi Glass op profit may rise 30 pct in 2007

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. , Japan´s largest glass maker, will likely post a 30 percent rise in its group operating profit this year...

11.01.2007

Asahi India Glass commences production at Roorkee plant

Asahi India Glass has commenced commercial production of float glass at company`s integrated glass plant at Roorkee, Uttaranchal with effect from Jan. 1, 2007.

21.12.2006

Asahi Glass Cuts Profit Forecast by Half on Writedown

Asahi Glass Co., Japan´s biggest glassmaker, cut its full year profit forecast by almost half as it books 75 billion yen ($633 million) in losses from surging costs and dropping demand.

07.12.2006

Successful Development of Applanador®, CMP Slurry for Copper Interconnects with

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. has succeeded in developing a CMP slurry for copper interconnects that hardly generates any dishing caused by...

01.12.2006

Asahi Glass Increases Fluon ETFE Fluoropolymer Production Capacity

Asahi Glass announced plans increase production capacity for ETFE fluoropolymers

19.11.2006

Asahi Glass to expand LCD Factory

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., Tokyo, is investing ¥11.0 billion to increase its production capacity of glass tubes...

30.10.2006

Asahi Glass Down 3%; Credit Suisse Cuts Rtg

Asahi Glass down 3% at Y1,414 after Credit Suisse cuts rating on glass products maker to middle "neutral" on three-tier scale

19.10.2006

Asahi Glass furnace repair may affect glass supply for 4Q 2006 and 1Q 2007

Asahi Glass Fine Techno Taiwan, a subsidiary of Asahi Glass, has shut down one of its furnaces for repairs...

13.10.2006

Asahi Glass Builds Second Automotive Glass Plant in China

Asahi Glass announced on Oct. 12 it will build an automotive glass plant in Foshan, Guangdong Province

05.10.2006

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has started delivery of fluororesin ETFE film

Asahi Glass Fluon(R) ETFE Film to be Used for Main Stadium and Swimming Stadium of the Olympic Games in Beijing

22.09.2006

Asahi Glass Taiwan denies rumors of production suspension

Although market speculation indicated a glass plant from Asahi Glass Fine Techno Taiwan (AFT), a 100% owned subsidiary of Japan-based Asahi Glass

20.09.2006

Asahi Taiwan glass plant to stop production

To suspend production by three months due to problems with its furnace

13.09.2006

Asahi Glass Enhances Home Security - Glass System Using Wireless Platform

(R) 802.15.4-Compliant RF Transceiver Enables Power-Saving Wireless System for Home Security

30.08.2006

Japan Asahi Glass to build Czech furnace

Japan´s Asahi Glass announced to invest $128 million

24.08.2006

Asahi Glass Reports Small Group Net Profit Fall

Asahi Glass Co. said Wednesday its group net profit in the first half of this year dropped 5.4 percent from a year earlier...

22.08.2006

Glass-substrate makers eyeing CMO orders

With Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) scheduled to begin volume production at two LCD panel plants in 2007

31.07.2006

Reduction of CRT Glass Production Capacity

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has decided to gradually stop operations of some production

26.07.2006

CPT expects limited impact from Asahi Glass

Although Japan-based Asahi Glass recently announced it will close down a CRT glass production base in Taiwan

24.07.2006

Asahi Glass announces reduction of CRT glass capacity

Ceases production in Taiwan and Indonesia

14.06.2006

Asahi Glass eyes new factory

ex-Kansai Electric Power plant site considered

16.05.2006

AGC Acquires License for Research Frontiers´ SPD-Smart Glass Technology

Use in Sunroofs and Other Automotive Glass Products

17.02.2006

Asahi Glass Rises on Profit Forecast

Profit to increase 33 percent this year

27.01.2006

Asahi Glass to increase investment in Taiwan in 2006

Japan-based Asahi Glass is to increase its investment in Asahi Glass (Taiwan),

09.01.2006

Asahi Glas: Wette auf Flachbildschirme

Glas- und Flüssigkristallhersteller wie Asahi Glas profitieren

01.12.2005

Asahi Glass’ second glass substrate plant

Construction to begin on Asahi Glass’ second glass substrate plant in central Taiwan

01.09.2005

Qinhuangdao AGC Becomes China´s 2nd Largest Auto Glass Producer

Asahi Glass Company (AGC) (China) has recently acquired Qinhuangdao Haiyan Safety Glass Company

29.06.2005

Asahi Glass Establishes Electronics and Energy General Div.

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. will establish Electronics & Energy General Div., effective on July 1, 2005...

21.06.2005

Asahi Glass to Enter into Business of Glass Substrates for HDDs

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. will expand its Electronics and Energy materials operations ...

18.05.2005

Asahi´s 2nd glass-substrate furnace ready for official production

Asahi Glass Fine Techno Taiwan Co. Ltd. (AFT) will have its second glass furnace in Taiwan start trial production by the end of this month,...

02.05.2005

Asahi Glass moves into second place

Asahi Glass (China) Co has become the second largest auto glass producer in China...

24.02.2005

Asahi Techno Glass to Become Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Asahi Glass

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. and Asahi Techno Glass Corporation determined the latter to become a wholly owned subsidiary

20.01.2005

“JIKKO-2007,” The New Medium-Term Management Plan

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. aims to realize the Group vision of “Look Beyond” under the management policy, which was introduced in 2004.

19.01.2005

Asahi Glass Decided to Cease One Funnel Production Furnace at Takasago Plant

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has decided to restructure the funnel manufacturing facilities of the cathode-ray tube (CRT) operations. To this end, the Company will stop operations of one funnel production furnace at its Takasago Plant...

12.01.2005

Asahi Glass announced Changes in the Members of the Board of Directors

Changes in the Members of the Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers

18.12.2004

Asahi Glass building its largest flat panel glass furnace in Taiwan

Despite concerns of oversupply in the global flat panel display market,...

26.11.2004

Fluon® ETFE Foil to be used for the Allianz-Arena Soccer Stadium in Germany

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has received an order for about 150,000 square meters of fluororesin ETFE foil for the German soccer stadium Allianz-Arena...

11.11.2004

Asahi Glass Announces Revision of Operating Results Outlook

The following revisions have been made to the outlook of operating results announced on August 18, 2004 for the full fiscal year 2004.

10.09.2004

Asahi Glass to Establish New Manufacturing Facility

Asahi Glass to Establish New Manufacturing Facility for Large TFT LCD Glass Substrates in Japan

17.08.2004

Increasing Production Capacity of PDP Glass Substrates

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has decided to increase its production capacity of glass substrates used in PDPs (Plasma Display Panels).

17.06.2004

Establish New Float Furnace for Automotive Glass in China

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has decided to establish new float furnace for automotive glass.

08.06.2004

Asahi Glass to Establish New Production Site for Large-sized TFT LCD Glass

Asahi Glass to Establish New Production Site for Large-sized TFT LCD Glass Substrates in Korea

20.04.2004

Asahi Glass: New glass furnaces in Taiwan to begin volume production in 3Q

Japan-based Asahi Glass, the world’s second largest TFT LCD glass substrate supplier, expects to begin shipping glass substrates to local TFT LCD ...

17.02.2004

Asahi Glass mulls Yunlin factory site

Asahi Glass Co of Japan, the world´s second-largest thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) glass-substrate maker, may plan to expand investment in Taiwan to meet rising flat-panel demand, Science Park Administration officials said.

18.12.2003

Asahi Glass Sublicensed to Use SPD-Smart Sunroof Glass Technology

Asahi Glass Company Sublicensed to Use Research Frontiers´ SPD-Smart Sunroof Glass Technology

21.11.2003

Asahi Glass Reports Consolidated Interim Results for First Half Fiscal 2003

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has released its consolidated interim results for the first half (from April 1 to September 30, 2003) of fiscal 2003. Net sales stood at ¥661.7 billion ($5,554 million), up 4.6%, year on year.

22.09.2003

Asahi Glass Announces Return of Substitute Portion of Employees’ Pension Program

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. announces that it decided to return to the government the assets/accounts that the Asahi Glass employee pension fund have been managing on behalf of the government; the management has begun deliberating the matter with employees.

18.08.2003

Asahi Glass Reports Consolidated Results for Fiscal 2003 1st Quarter

Asahi Glass Company, Ltd. released its consolidated operating results for 1st quarter of fiscal 2003, ended June 30, 2003.

06.08.2003

Asahi Glass Reports Consolidated Results for Fiscal 2003 1st Quarter

Asahi Glass Company, Ltd. released its consolidated operating results for 1st quarter of fiscal 2003, ended June 30, 2003.

23.07.2003

Asahi Glass Purchase Partners Equity and Triple Automotive Safety Glass Business

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. announced plans to significantly expand its automotive safety glass business in China through a minority buy-out of its existing joint venture in China ...

02.07.2003

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. and International SEMATECH to Collaborate

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. and International SEMATECH to Collaborate in Developing Advanced Mask Technology and Materials for EUV Lithography

20.06.2003

Increasing Production Capacity of large-sized TFT-LCD Glass Substrates

Responding to growing demand for use in large LCD TV sets -

27.05.2003

Dress Up with Vivid Color that has Excellent Durability

Asahi Glass has introduced a new 100-percent solid polymer for powder coatings, Lumiflon LF-710F.

23.05.2003

Asahi Glass Reports Consolidated Results for Fiscal 2003

Asahi Glass Company, Ltd. released its consolidated operating results for fiscal 2003, ended March 31, 2003.

20.05.2003

Asahi Glass announces Issuance of Stock Option (Purchase Options on New Stock)

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has announced the decision at the meeting of its Board of Directors on May 15, 2003, to propose an agenda to the Company’s 78th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

24.04.2003

Asahi Glass Announces Revision of Results Forecast for Fiscal 2003

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. announced it had revised its earnings projections for fiscal 2003 (the term from April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003), which were announced on March 25, 2003.

26.03.2003

Asahi Glass Announces Revision of Results Forecast for Fiscal 2003

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “the Company”) announced today it had revised its unconsolidated operating results forecast for fiscal 2003 (the term from April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003), ...

13.03.2003

“StoG2005”, The New Medium-Term Management Plan

Under its management strategy, “Shrink to Grow,” Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo, President & CEO: Shinya Ishizu) has since 1998 been renovating and enhancing business structure by concentrating its resources on selected businesses.

10.03.2003

Asahi Glass Commence Processing of Glass Substrates for PDP in South Korea

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Tokyo; President & CEO: Shinya Ishizu) (hereinafter, “the Company”) is planning to commence processing of glass substrates for PDP (plasma display panel) in Gumi city in South Korea as of May 2003.

07.03.2003

Asahi Glass Announces Revision of Consolidated Results Forecast for Fiscal 2003

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., announced today it had revised its consolidated operating results forecast for fiscal 2003 ...

11.12.2002

Increasing Manufacturing Capacity of TFT-LCD Glass Substrates

Asahi Glass, Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo; President: Shinya Ishizu) decided to increase its manufacturing capacity of glass substrates used for TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display).

06.02.2002