| 1907 |
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. was established in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture |
| 1909 |
Belgian hand-blown sheet glass manufacture begins. (The first of such production in Japan) |
| 1914 |
The first shipment of sheet glass was exported to England |
| 1916 |
In-house production of soda ash, a key raw material for glass, begins |
| 1917 |
Headquarters was moved to Tokyo |
| 1925 |
Shoko Glass Co., Ltd. was established in China as Asahi Glass’ first business outside Japan |
| 1928 |
Production of tempered glass and laminated glass begins |
| 1933 |
The Asahi Foundation for Chemical Industry Promotion (now the Asahi Glass Foundation) was established to commemorate our 25th anniversary |
| 1933 |
Caustic soda production using the ammonia method begins |
| 1937 |
Stocks were listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchan |
| 1938 |
Production of tempered glass and laminated glass begins |
| 1939 |
Production of refractory bricks begins at the Iho Plant |
| 1952 |
Concluded agreement to export caustic soda electrolysis equipment to Indonesia |
| 1954 |
Production of double-glazing units PairGlass™ begins |
| 1954 |
Manufacture of glass bulbs for television picture tubes begins |
| 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 |
| 1956 |
Automotive glass business was launched on a full scale to respond to rapidly growing demand |
| 1957 |
Asahi Glass Scholarship Foundation was established to Commemorate our 50th anniversary |
| 1961 |
Production of propylene oxide and propylene glycol begins |
| 1964 |
Entry into the flat glass market in Thailand |
| 1964 |
Entry into the flat glass market in Thailand. |
| 1966 |
Production of float glass begins |
| 1966 |
Production of float glass begins. |
| 1972 |
Commenced glass production operations in Indonesia |
| 1972 |
Product development of AsahiGuard™ water and oil repellents begins |
| 1972 |
Commenced glass production operations in Indonesia. |
| 1972 |
Product development of AsahiGuardTM water and oil repellants begins. |
| 1975 |
Development of the Flemion™ fluoropolymer ion-exchange membrane electrolysis method for manufacturing caustic soda |
| 1981 |
AZEC System, a new ion-exchange membrane electrolyzer, was developed. |
| 1981 |
AGC Inc. acquired Glaverbel S.A. and MaasGlas B.V., glass companies in Belgium and the Netherlands. |
| 1982 |
Production of fluoropolymer resin for coatings (LUMIFLON™) begins. |
| 1985 |
Full-scale entry of the automotive glass business in the United States. |
| 1986 |
Full-scale entry of the chlor-alkali business in Indonesia. |
| 1990 |
CYTOP™ transparent amorphous fluoropolymer was developed. |
| 1995 |
Production of glass substrates for TFT-LCDs begins. |
| 1997 |
Entry into Russia’s glass market. |
| 2002 |
Creation of AGC Group Vision, “Look Beyond”. |
| 2002 |
In-house Company system was introduced. |
| 2005 |
Sales of automotive door glass that blocks infrared rays was launched. |
| 2007 |
The Group brand was unified as “AGC”. |
| 2008 |
High-performance Fluon® ETFE FILM was used for various sports venues at global sports event in Beijing. |
| 2011 |
Worldwide sales of Dragontrail™ glass for smartphones and tablet computers begin. |
| 2011 |
Sales of UV Verre Premium Cool on™ tempered glass for automotive door windows begin. |
| 2013 |
The Brazil Plant, one of the most environmentally friendly factories in South America starts operation. Entry into Brazil’s flat glass market. |
| 2013 |
Established regional headquarters in Singapore. |
| 2016 |
Automotive glass production base established in Morocco. |
| 2016 |
Information gathering and marketing bases established in India and Dubai. |
| 2017 |
AGC commences production of EUV mask blanks. |
| 2018 |
Bioscience businesses in Japan, U.S.A and Europe consolidated as AGC Biologics. |
| 2018 |
Change corporate name to AGC Inc. |
| 2018 |
AGC’s new logo and brand statement “Your Dreams, Our Challenge”. |
| 2021 |
AGC plus 2.0 management policy was implemented. |
