AGC Inc.

AGC Inc. (AGC株式会社, AGC kabushiki gaisha), formerly Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.'(旭硝子株式会社), is a Japanese global glass manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo. It is the largest glass company in the world and one of the core Mitsubishi companies.

AGC Inc.
Native name
AGC株式会社
Romanized name
Eijīshī kabushiki gaisha
FormerlyAsahi Glass Company, Ltd.
Company typePublic KK
Traded as
TYO: 5201
Nikkei 225 Component
Industry
FoundedAmagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan (September 8, 1907 (1907-09-08))
HeadquartersShin-Marunouchi Building, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8405, Japan
Key people
Yoshinori Hirai
(President and CEO)
Products
Revenue ¥1,282.570 billion (2016)
¥96.292 billion (2016)
Net income
¥53.362 billion (2016)
Total assets ¥1,981.451 billion (2016)
Total equity ¥1,168.743 billion) (2016)
OwnerMitsubishi Group
Number of employees
6,269 (non-consolidated)
51,500 (consolidated) (as of December 31, 2013)
SubsidiariesAGC Glass Europe
AGC America
AGC Automotive Glass Mexico
AGC Micro Glass
Asahi India Glass Limited
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references

The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX and Nikkei 225 stock indices.

Asahi Glass was named one of Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators in 2013.

On July 1, 2018, it was renamed to AGC Inc.

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