AGC Ceramics

Name AGC Ceramics Co., Ltd. Founded April 1, 2002 Capital 3.5 billion yen Shareholder AGC Inc (100%) Employees Approximately 260 people (as of 2022) Company History 2016 The ceramics business 100th anniversary High thermal insulating ceramic wall called "THERMOTECT WALL™", won the Director General Prize of Agency of Natural Resources and Energy at the Energy Conservation Grand Prize. 2013 Established AGC Ceramics Singapore Pte.Ltd. 2011 Established Yixing AGC Ceramics Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu, China) 2007 Asahi Glass Ceramics Co., Ltd. changed the company name to AGC Ceramics Co., Ltd. 2002 Asahi Glass Company's ceramics division and Asahi Furnace Systems Co., Ltd. merged and became Asahi Glass Ceramics Co., Ltd. Established Shanghai Asahi Furnace Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai China) Acquired capital in Zibo GT Industrial Ceramics Co., Ltd. (Shandong, China) 2000 Established Zibo Asahi Glass Alumina Materials Co., Ltd. (Shandong, China) 1999 Obtained ISO 14001 certification. 1996 Obtained ISO 9001 certification. 1993 Established Zibo Asahi Glass Fused Materials Co., Ltd. (Shandong, China) 1991 Established Asahi Furnace Systems Co., Ltd. Purchased Plibrico Japan Co., Ltd. 1983 Production of fine ceramics began in Takasago plant. 1969 Purchased the New installation method for monolithic refractories division from NKK Corp. and started intensive production of fused/bonded/New installation method for monolithic refractories in Takasago Plant. 1932 Japan's first fused cast refractories began in Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. Amagasaki Plant. 1916 Production of bonded refractories began in Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. Amagasaki Plant.