Nippon Sheet Glass Company Description
Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) makes products for people who live in glass houses. The company produces flat and safety glass (for building materials and automobiles), fiber optics, display glass (for LCDs and plasma displays), and specialty glass fiber. Other product groups include safety and construction-material glass and include tempered glass, water-repellent glass, laminated glass, and vacuum glass. NSG also makes optical lenses, air filters, and battery separators. Customers include construction firms and electronics and automobile makers, primarily in Japan. The company, which previously owned 20% of UK-based glassmaker Pilkington, acquired the remaining 80% in June 2006.
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