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() is a Japanese manufacturing company. It is one of the core Mitsubishi companies.
Founded in 1907 by Toshiya Iwasaki, the second son of the second president of the original Mitsubishi Corporation, it was the first Japanese producer of sheet glass. For now Asahi Glass Co. is one of the largest flat glass producing company in the world owning Glaverbel glass plants all over the Europe, AFG Industries in North America and greatly influencing glass industry in general.
Its main areas of production are:

★ Automotive glass and industrial material

★ Bio-technology and environment

★ Commodity and performance chemicals

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★ Among performance chemicals, Asahi makes fluoropolymer films, including Fluon ETFE laminate, famous for its use as the external surface of the Allianz Arena football stadium, built in 2005 and the world's largest structure made out of ETFE.

★ Display glass

★ Electronic materials and products

★ Flat glass and construction material

★ Optics and telecommunication

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Subsidiaries and affiliates

See also

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Subsidiaries and affiliates

★ AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.

★ Asahi Fiber Glass Co., Ltd.

★ Asahi Techno Glass Corp.

★ Ise Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

★ Optrex Corp.

★ Asahi Glass Foundation

See also

★ Luc Willame

External links

★ Company website (in English)