Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

Separated from NEC and became an independent company. *This is recognized as the day on which our company was founded.

The company was established in 1944 with investments from a number of enterprises, including NEC Corporation. On December 1, the company became independent from NEC and was relaunched as Nippon Electric Glass.

Successfully began using the Danner process to automatically form glass tubing.

Glass tubing was our first business engagement, and it allowed us to build the company’s foundation.

Glass Tubing for Ampoules and Fluorescent Light

We began producing various glass tubing products, including those for lighting, medical applications, CRTs, and electronic components.

Glass Blocks

We started the production of glass blocks in preparation for CRT glass production.

Glass for Radiation Shielding

Our glass’s excellent radiation shielding capability and high transparency have continued to earn high acclaims in the global market.

Precious video recording: the past 1)

A rare video clip taken immediately after our foundation, showing glass production by hand blowing (2 minutes 49 seconds).

Introduced technology for manufacturing glass tubing from Owens-Illinois, Inc. (USA).

It was a technical tie-up due to the rapid spread of TVs to Japanese homes before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics were hosted in Japan.

Black-and-white ＆ Color CRT glass

The production of CRT glass for TVs had been the ultimate goal, ever since our establishment.

Neoceram® - Super Heat-resistant Glass Ceramic

Through the development of Neoceram, we acquired the technology to handle temperatures as high as 1700℃ to melt glass and broke through the existing paradigm of glass production at the time.

Glass for Thermos Flask

We were the first company in Japan to mechanize the automatic production of glass for thermos flasks by using a large-scale blowing machine.

Precious video recording: the past 2)

Valuable footage of CRT glass and heat-resistant glass production (3 minutes 27 seconds)

Glass Block & Brick - PR Magazine for Our Glass Blocks

It was extremely useful for actively selling glass blocks.

The company stock is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange. *Second Section.

The 1970s was called the “Age of Turbulence,” and was when we continued growing. This was also when our stock was first listed on the stock market.

Neopariés® - Glass-ceramic Building Material”

"This product ensures zero water absorption, and has excellent weather and scratch resistance. Unlike stone products, it has high functionality, as well as a unique luster and texture. Due to these attributes, Neopariés was expected to be a building material that would play a significant role in the next generation."

Glass Substrates for LCDs

The application range of LCDs that were first used for pocket calculators has been rapidly expanded for use in word processors, personal computers, TVs, and even digital cameras and cellphones.

ARG Fiber and E-glass Fiber

To meet the needs of customers, we have made a full-scale entry into the glass fiber business.

Powder Glass

We developed the world's first composite powder glass for sealing ceramic packages for silicon ICs at low temperatures.

P&P - PR Magazine for Our Products & Technologies

This PR magazine was aimed at deepening the public’s understanding by introducing not only our products but also our corporate philosophy behind them.

Started CRT glass operations in the US under a joint venture (which then became our 100% owned subsidiary in 1993).

Taking this joint venture in anticipation of an expansion of the global CRT TV market, we progressed to a full-scale overseas expansion.

Glass Capillaries for Optical Connectors

We supplied a high-precision capillary for optical fiber communications connectors.

Ball Lens Unit for Optical Communications

This product, as a lens with high sphericity, was used as a condensing lens for optical communications.

Image Sensor Cover Glass

With the widespread use of digital cameras with a higher pixel count and increased functionality, we refined our technology for the production of ultraprecision processed, high-quality glass, which is ideal to be used as cover glass to protect the “electronic eye.”

FireLite® - Fire-rated Glass Ceramic

FireLite was the first glass material that has been certified for use in both ordinary and special fire protection facilities.

KAN - PR Magazine for Our Building Glass Materials

Design offices, construction companies, manufacturers, and dealers cooperated to form a “ring” and named the magazine Kan (literally a ring in Japanese). This year we published vol. 81.

Started glass production in Malaysia.

We started glass production in Malaysia. Initially, we began with the production of CRT glass. Now, our corporate group’s main plant in Malaysia handles glass fiber and pharmaceutical tube glass.

Started production of PDP substrate glass using the float process.

The float process to produce large amounts of wide glass substrates was adopted for plasma display panel (PDP) TVs. The glass substrates produced by this method were ideal for large TV screens.

Glass Substrates for PDPs

For PDPs, we supply glass substrates, ITO film, and glass paste for forming functional films and inner micro-structures, and powder glass for sealing.

Glass Tubing for LCD Backlights

In line with the development of LCDs, there has been an expanding market demand for backlight glass tubing.

Glass-ceramic Ferrules for Optical Connectors

As communication capacity increased with the spread of the Internet, this product played a major role as an optical fiber connecter products.

Copies of Our Ads in the Nikkei Newspaper

Started production of LCD substrate glass by the overflow process.

This process was adopted as an optimum method for manufacturing flat substrate glass with high surface quality and large area coverage.

Accelerated overseas expansion of LCD glass substrate operations in Korea, China and Taiwan

With the rapid growth of the Asian liquid crystal display market, we increased our overseas business expansion to meet market needs.

Ultra-thin Glass（became G-Leaf® later）

「Achieved a thickness of 100 μm in 2005 and 50 μm in 2007, and eventually succeeded in producing rolls of G-Leaf with a thickness of 100 μm and a length of more than 1000 m.

Micro Prism for Optical Components

With the acceleration of high-speed and large-capacity communication systems, this product contributed to the miniaturization and high functionalization of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) transceiver devices.

Glass-ribbon

This ultra-thin glass ribbon, with a thickness of 4 to 20 μm and high dimensional precision, is characterized by its extremely smooth surface and high edge-face strength. This product was born from the application of redraw technology.

Copies of Our Ads in the Nikkei Newspaper

Accelerated overseas expansion of FPD glass substrate operations in China.

To enter the expanding Chinese market, we established production bases in various locations to supply large-sized LCD substrate glass.

Accelerated overseas expansion of glass fiber operations in the UK, the Netherlands, and the US.

To make glass fiber the pillar of our business after glass for flat panel displays (FPDs), we aimed to expand our operations and product share.

Dinorex® - Glass for Chemical Strengthening

Dinorex was developed for protective covers of mobile information terminals, in response to the market’s demand for impact-resistant glass.

Lumiphous® - Phosphor-Glass Composite

Lumiphous, our phosphor-glass composite, does not degrade with age, even when used for high-powered headlamps, and excels in the uniformity of color tone.

Lamion® - Ultra-thin Glass Laminated on Resin

The name is a combination of the words “Laminate” and “Union,” which refers to the lamination of thin glass onto the surface of a resin material for integration.

Company PR Video entitled The Unlimited Possibilities of Glass

This is a user-friendly video that explains the features of the special glass that we are working on.