Iwaki Glass which is the predecessor of AGC Techno Glass (ATG) started its operation in 1883 as the first private western-style glass factory in Japan. Asahi Techno Glass was established in 1999 after merging with Toshiba Glass and changed the corporate name to ATG in 2007. The company manufactures and develops glass for lightening, industry, or optics, based on the technology of specialty glass that long accumulated.
![]() Nakayama plant (Head office) |
![]() Shizuoka plant |
Location: Nakayama plant (Head office)/ Gyoda 1-50-1 Funabashi City, Chiba, 273-0044, Japan
Shizuoka plant/ Kawajiri 3583-5, Yoshida-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka, 421-0302, Japan
Capital: ¥7,233 million
Representative: Isamu Kamidouchi
Employees: 379 (as of December 2010)
Main business activities: Production and sale of glass for lightening, industrial glass, glass for fluorescent lamps, glass and plastic products for physical, chemical, and medical usage, glass filters, optical filters, and projector materials
Environmental Performance Data
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | NOx (tons) | 454 | 271 | 199 | 143 | 44 |
| SOx (tons) | 163 | 167 | 119 | 93 | 81 | |
| Soot and dust (tons) | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Water | Wastewater (1,000 m3) | 1,420 | 2,040 | 2,270 | 2,280 | 2,270 |
| COD (tons) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| BOD (tons) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Waste | Waste finally sent to landfill (tons) | 1,260 | 694 | 183 | 70 | 7 |
Frequency Ratio of Accidents Requiring Leave
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.02 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.58 | 0.00 |
* The data cover all employees at the operating site (including business partners).