- CEO
- Akira Kishimoto
- Full Time Employees
- 5,498
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Hardware, Equipment & Parts
- Address
- 7-1, Seiran 2-chome Otsu Japan 520-8639
- IPO Date
- Feb 7, 2012
- Business
- Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (NPEGF) manufactures and sells specialty glass products and glassmaking machinery worldwide. The company produces glass substrates for flat panel displays including LCDs and PDPs; glass tubing for cold cathode fluorescent lamps, pharmaceutical packaging, and medical applications; glass fibers such as E-glass, high-modulus, and ARG varieties for reinforcing resins, concrete, thermoplastics, and composites; cover glass for image sensors and smartphones incorporating chemical strengthening and nano-texturing technologies; radiation shielding glass including lead-free varieties like LX Premium and Pro-GR; glass-ceramics such as Neoceram for cooktops, FireLite for fire-rated applications, ZERØ with zero thermal expansion, and GC Core; optical components including powder glass, glass pastes, ball lenses, and micro-prisms; semiconductor support glass, infrared transmitting glass, and materials for LTCC, 5G communications, and all-solid-state sodium-ion batteries; as well as architectural glass blocks, building materials, and solar cell substrates. Nippon Electric Glass operates plants in Japan including Otsu, Shiga-Takatsuki, and Notogawa; production and processing facilities in the United States, Malaysia, China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Europe; with sales offices in key markets across North America, Asia, and Europe, targeting industries such as electronics, automotive, healthcare, aerospace, semiconductors, infrastructure, and building materials. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, the company conducts business through electronics and information technology as well as performance materials segments. Recent developments include signing a joint development agreement with Via Mechanics Ltd. on November 19, 2024; launching mass production of cover glass with nano-texturing technology to enhance writing experiences; developing GC Core glass-ceramics in 2024; establishing the new Medium-Term Business Plan EGP2026; completing a share repurchase of 5,879,900 common shares; and advancing innovations like all-glass-ceramic solid-state batteries and hydrogen-oxygen combustion for melting processes.