, also known as NEG, is a Japanese

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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

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and is a constituent of the

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stock index.

History

*1944: Established with investment from

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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

(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

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with O-I Glass. (Techneglas) *1998: Started production of PDP substrate glass using the float process. *1999: Acquired

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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

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. *2010: Started production of substrate glass for

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. *2017: Acquired three of the largest fiberglass factories in the world from PPG, the largest of which being in Shelby, North Carolina.

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

References

External links

* Glassmaking companies of Japan Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Companies based in Shiga Prefecture Manufacturing companies established in 1949 Glass trademarks and brands Japanese brands {{Japan-company-stub