Our Business

Sales Composition by Business (fiscal 2024)

figure of net sales

Electronics and Information Technology

Displays

We specialize in a comprehensive lineup of high-performance glass products, including display glass, ultra-thin glass, and glass for chemical strengthening. Our display glass, which holds the second-largest global market share, is widely used in applications such as LCD and OLED televisions, computers, smartphones, automotive displays, and wearable devices.

Our ultra-thin glass, G-Leaf, can bend like a film at thicknesses of 0.2mm (200μm) or less, offering increasingly innovative and practical solutions for various electronic devices.

Key products

  • Glass for LCD/OLED displays
  • G-Leaf ultra-thin glass
  • Dinorex glass for chemical strengthening
  • Dinorex UTG ultra-thin glass for chemical strengthening

Primary applications

  • Televisions
  • Displays
  • Smartphones
  • Automotive displays

Electronics

We offer a broad portfolio of products essential to modern electronics, including glass wafers for supporting semiconductors in advanced processes, Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramics (LTCC), powder glass used in electronic components for sealing, coating, and insulation, and cover glass for image sensors. Our phosphor-glass composite, Lumiphous, enhances light-emitting devices. Additionally, our glass for optoelectronics plays a crucial role in data centers and optical communication networks, making it indispensable in today's information society.

Key products

  • Glass wafers for supporting semiconductors
  • Glass substrates for probe cards
  • LTCC products
  • Functional glass powder
  • Cover glass for image sensors
  • Glass tubes for small electronic components
  • Glass for optoelectronics

Primary applications

  • Next-generation semiconductors
  • Electronic components
  • Optical communication

Performance Materials

Composites

We manufacture glass fibers for a wide range of industries including automotive, energy, electronics, home appliances, and infrastructure. Our E-glass fiber, when combined with resin, boosts the strength, stiffness, and heat resistance of molded plastic products. This versatile material is integral in car parts, household appliances, roofing, and flooring, offering dimensional stability and electrical insulation properties for compressing and miniaturizing electronic components. We also provide alkali-resistant glass (ARG) fibers that mix into cement for improved performance.

Key products

  • Chopped strands for functional plastics reinforcement
  • Wet chopped strands for building materials
  • Roving for plastics reinforcement
  • Chopped-strand mats for automobiles
  • Alkali-resistant glass fibers for cement reinforcement

Primary applications

  • Automobiles
  • Electronic components
  • Buildings
  • Civil engineering

Medical Care, Heat Resistance, and Buildings

In the medical field, demand is rising for borosilicate glass tubing in pharmaceutical containers like ampoules and vials due to its strength and excellent resistance to acids and chemicals. Our super heat-resistant glass-ceramics, known for its superior thermal shock resistance and mechanical strength, is widely used in stove and fireplace windows, as well as cooktop surfaces.

In the construction industry, we offer many special glass products, including fire-rated glass that ensures safety during fires and glass-ceramic building materials and glass blocks that enhance aesthetic appeal. These materials are used across residential, commercial, and public buildings.

Key products

  • Glass tubing for pharmaceutical and medical use
  • LX Premium radiation shielding glass
  • Neoceram super heat-resistant glass-ceramics
  • StellaShine super heat-resistant glass-ceramics for cooktop surfaces
  • FireLite fire-rated glass
  • Glass blocks
  • Neopariés glass-ceramic building materials
  • Glass for lighting

Primary applications

  • Fire-resistant glass
  • Medical containers
  • Observation and operation windows in CT/angiography rooms
  • Cooktop surfaces