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. Today, the plant uses cutting-edge technology to puduce highly functional glass substrated for liquid crystal displays(LCDs).
Location: Nishimukojima 2, Amagasaki City, Hyogo, 660-0857, Japan
Start of operation: 1907
Representative: Hiroshi Ando
Employees: 129 (as of December 2023)
Main business activities: Production of glass substrates for displays
Environmental Performance Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | GHG (1,000 of tons) |
41 | 41 | 48 | 50 | 48 |
| NOx (tons) | 119 | 132 | 108 | 128 | 116 | |
| SOx (tons) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soot and dust(tons) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Water | Wastewater （1,000m3） |
111 | 99 | 65 | 65 | 46 |
| COD (tons) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waste | Waste finally sent to landfill(tons) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,208 |
Frequency Ratio of Accidents Requiring Leave
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.35 |
- The data cover all employees at the operating site (including business partners).