Asahi Glass (AGC) set to establish new plant in China

Published 10th October, 2013 by Greg Morris

Asahi Glass Co (AGC) will invest in a new auto glass plant in China, with a total investment valued at $46m.

AGC’s subsidiary AGC Flat Glass (Suzhou) will convert its current plant, which produces photovoltaic cover glass, into a factory for producing auto glass.

The demand for automotive glass in China is currently estimated to grow at a rate of 5% every year, with over 20 million units produced in 2013.

The new automotive glass plant will be the third of its kind in China, and will have an annual capacity to equip nearly 1.2 million vehicles, increasing AGC's total capacity in China to about 3.6 million vehicles.

Greg Morris

Glass International Editor

Greg Morris has been editor of Glass International and organiser of the Glassman conferences since 2012, specialising in glass packaging. Prior to this he spent five years working in newspaper journalism.