, also known as NEG, is a Japanese glass manufacturer. The company is a manufacturer of glass for flat panel displays (FPD). It has about 20% share in the world's production of glass for liquid crystal displays (LCD).
The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.
History
- 1944: Established with investment from NEC Corporation and other companies.
- 1949: Separated from NEC, and Nippon Electric Glass was founded as an independent company.
- 1951: Successfully began use of the Danner process to form glass tubing automatically; initiated mass production.
- 1956: Started continuous production of glass tubing using a tank furnace.
- 1965: Started production of black-and-white CRT glass.
- 1968: Started production of color CRT glass.
- 1973: Company stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) (Second Section).
- 1974: Started production of thin sheet glass for LCDs.
- 1983: Company stock transferred to the First Section of the TSE and OSE.
- 1988: Started CRT glass operations in the US via joint venture with O-I Glass. (Techneglas)
- 1998: Started production of PDP substrate glass using the float process.
- 1999: Acquired ISO 14001 certification for all plants in Japan.
- 1999: Started production of LCD substrate glass by the overflow process.
- 2004: Ended CRT glass production in the US and Mexico.
- 2010: Started production of substrate glass for solar cells.
- 2017: Acquired three of the largest fiberglass factories in the world from PPG, the largest of which being in Shelby, North Carolina, US.
Products
Glass for display devices
- Glass for Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
- Substrate glass for LCDs
- Glass tubing for cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL)
- Cell spacing for LCDs (micro rods)
- Glass for Plasma Display Panels (PDPs)
- Substrate glass for PDPs
- Glass pastes for PDPs
- Glass for exhaust tubes, tablets, and firing setters
- Glass for CRTs
- Panel glass for CRTs
- CRT neck tubes, stem tubes, and exhaust tubes
Glass for electronic devices
- Powder glass
- Cover glass for image sensors
- Glass for diodes
- Glass for laser diodes
- Glass for optical devices
- Glass ferrules and micro capillaries for optical connectors
- Glass material for aspherical lenses
- Collimator components
- Micro prisms
- Coupler housing
Glass fiber
- Chopped strands for function plastics
- Yarns for printed circuit boards
- Roving for reinforced plastic
- Alkali resistant glass fiber
Building materials, heat-resistant glass
- Glass for building materials
- Glass blocks
- Glass-ceramic building materials
- Fire-rated glass
- Radiation shielding glass
- Heat-resistant glass
- Super heat-resistant glass-ceramic
- Super heat-resistant glass-ceramic for cooking appliance top plates
- Heat-resistant glass
- Glass for lighting and medical use
- Glass for lighting
- Glass for medical and laboratory applications
- Glass for thermos flasks
Glassmaking and processing machinery
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