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- AGC Inc. AGC Inc. manufactures and sells glass, electronics, chemicals, and ceramics products worldwide; core offerings encompass architectural glass including flat glass and construction materials, automotive glass such as tempered and laminated variants, display glass substrates like Dragontrail for smartphones, electronic materials including copper clad laminates and EUV mask blanks, applied glass materials, performance chemicals featuring fluoropolymers like Fluon ETFE, LUMIFLON, and CYTOP alongside chlor-alkali products such as caustic soda and hydrochloric acid, as well as ceramics and biopharmaceutical services through AGC Biologics. The company operates across more than 30 countries and regions, serving industries from construction and automotive to semiconductors, displays, and life sciences, with target customers including original equipment manufacturers, builders, and pharmaceutical firms. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, AGC Inc. changed its name from Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. in July 2018, implemented the AGC plus 2.0 management policy in 2021 to drive sustainable growth toward net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and continues advancing initiatives like green hydrogen production with FORBLUETM S-SERIES and circularity for construction glass.