Kansai Plant (Amagasaki Factory)
In 1909, two years after the establishment of Asahi Glass (now AGC) in 1907, the Kansai Plant started operating in Amagasaki City, the core of the Hanshin Industrial Zone. It was the first factory in Japan to successfully mass-produce flat glass. The plant currently produces various high-performance glass substrates for displays.
Location: Nishimukojima 2, Amagasaki City, Hyogo, 660-0857, Japan
Start of operation: 1907
Representative: Yasuo Kamenori
Employees: 125 (as of December 2019)
Main business activities: Production of glass substrates for displays
Environmental Performance Data
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | CO2 (1,000 of tons) |
56 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 31 |
| NOx (tons) | 79 | 106 | 126 | 100 | 55 | |
| SOx (tons) | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soot and dust(tons) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Water | Wastewater （1,000m3） |
114 | 100 | 74 | 85 | 91 |
| COD (tons) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Waste | Waste finally sent to landfill(tons) | 37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frequency Ratio of Accidents Requiring Leave
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
- The data cover all employees at the operating site (including business partners).