- Business
- Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited (NSG Group) manufactures and sells flat glass and glazing products for architectural, automotive and technical applications worldwide. The company operates through three main segments: Architectural Products, which include float glass, coated glass, insulation glass units, solar glass and building glazing systems such as Pilkington Planar structural glazing; Automotive Products, featuring original equipment windshields, side windows, sunroofs, heated glass, acoustic control glass, tinted solar performance glass and aftermarket glazing distribution; and Technical Glass (Creative Technology), encompassing thin glass for displays, lenses for printers, specialty glass fibers including battery separators and glass cord for engine timing belts, glass flakes and fine glass products. NSG maintains manufacturing operations in 29 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and other regions, with sales in 130 countries; it was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Recent developments include the July 2025 launch of a new sustainable rolled glass production line at Pilkington UK's Greengate Works in St Helens, supported by UK government funding for decarbonisation; the October 2025 global rollout of Voxel's AI-powered safety platform across manufacturing facilities in 10 countries; and the divestiture of a majority stake in its battery separator business to ENTEK, retaining facilities in Japan and China for polyethylene separators and absorbent glass mat.