100 Years of History
NSG Group Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary
Inside a glass melting furnace that finished a campaign
Struggle1934 - 1949
Growth1950 - 1971
Expansion1972 - 1989
Challenge1990 - 2005
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1990
20% capital participation in LOF
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1991
Establishment of NH Techno Glass Corporation, a TFT-LCD glass substrate company
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1993
Renovation of Osaka head office
Osaka head office after the renovation -
1994
Agreement on sheet glass in the US-Japan economic framework talks
News article about the beginning of US-Japan economic talks (Asahi Shimbun, August 31, 2994) -
1995
Kobe earthquake
News article on the Kobe earthquake damages
(Asahi Shimbun, January 18, 1995) -
1995
Establishment of a float glass company in Vietnam
Vietnam Float Glass at the start of operation -
1995
Establishment of IT glass company in Suzhou, China
Suzhou NSG Electronics -
1995
Launch of PYROCLEAR™, a wireless
fire-resistant glass
Comparison of PYROCLEAR™ and wired glass -
1997
Successful development of SPACIA™,
the world's first vacuum glazing
“SPACIA™” vacuum glazing -
1997
Production of float glass and automotive glass begins in China
Main gate of Tianjin NSG Float Glass and
Tianjin NSG Safety Glass -
1998
Installation of online CVD (chemical vapor deposition) equipment in Chiba Plant
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1999
Introduction of multi-company structure and executive officer system
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1999
Acquisition of Nippon Glassfiber Co., Ltd., and Micro Opto Co., Ltd.
Continuous glass fiber (left)
and SELFOC™ Micro Lens (SML) (Right) -
2001
NIPPON MUKI CO., LTD. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary
Air filter & filter paper -
2001
NSG acquires 10% of Pilkington shares
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2004
Headquarters moved to Tokyo
NSG headquarters after its move to Tokyo -
2004
Increase in production of
SELFOC™ Lens Array (SLA)
Structural drawing of SLA -
2005
Operation of Advanced Press Bend for Lamination (APBL) furnace in Maizuru Plant
President Katsuji Fujimoto praying for safe operation