Nippon Sheet Glass Company Stock Company Profile

Description

Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited manufactures and sells glass and glazing products worldwide. It operates through Architectural, Automotive, Technical Glass, and Other segments. The company offers architectural products, including solar control, thermal insulation, fire protection, noise control, safety/security, self-cleaning, decoration, solar energy, and antimicrobial glasses; glass systems; and coated or non-coated glasses the Pilkington brand. It also provides automotive products, such as automotive glass products for vehicle original equipment manufacturers; aftermarket glass replacement products; and glass solutions for specialized vehicles, which include commercial, off-road, bus and coach, marine, and rail. In addition, the company offers functional products under the MICROGLAS, Flake, Metashine, GLASFLAKE, and SILKYFLAKE names; absorbent glass mat (AGM) separator, a component for valve regulated lead-acid batteries; polyethylene (PE) separator, which allows the battery assembly line to run efficiently; and sleeve tubes, which are used as the separators for positive plate of clad type lead-acid batteries. Further, it provides SELFOC lens arrays and micro lenses; SELGUIDE, a linear LED light source for image scanning; sheet glasses for electronic office devices; and ultra-fine flat glasses. The company was formerly known as America Japan Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited in 1931. Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.