Asahi Glass | Sagami Plant

Sagami Plant

The Sagami Plant started operation in 1972 as a general manufacturing factory for automotive safety glass intended for vehicle manufacturers in the Kanto District. The Technical Development Division was set up in the plant's compound and has joined forces with the production section.

The production process of automotive glass: Where glass is formed into the prescribed shape by applying heat; the black parts are where ceramic is sintered on.

This cylindrical equipment with a large semispherical door is an autoclave, which layers film between two fabricated plates of glass, moves it into the cylindrical autoclave and applies high pressure for adhesion. The autoclave is 4 m in diameter.

Location: Kakuta 426-1, Aikawa-cho, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa, 243-0301, Japan
Start of operation: 1972
Representative: Katsuo Suzuki
Employees: 474 (as of December 2010)
Main business activities: Production of automotive safety glass

Environmental Performance Data

		2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Air	CO2 (1,000 of tons)	76	75	76	44	48
	NOx (tons)	11	13	11	9	10
	SOx (tons)	0	0	0	0	0
	Soot and dust (tons)	0	0	0	0	0
Water	Wastewater (1,000 m³)	115	148	157	102	124
Water	COD (tons)	0	0	0	0	0
Waste	Waste finally sent to landfill (tons)	0	0	0	0	0

Frequency Ratio of Accidents Requiring Leave

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
0.50	0.50	0.00	0.68	0.00

* The data cover all employees at the operating site (including business partners).

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