About the company
AGC Inc. — formerly known as Asahi Glass — is a Japanese company founded in 1907 that specializes in the production and distribution of glass products. AGC is the largest glass company in the world and one of the core Mitsubishi companies. The company operates through three key segments: Glass, Electronics and Chemicals. Its range of products includes various types of glass and glass substrates for LCDs, organic electroluminescence (EL), specialized glass for displays, and related peripheral materials. AGC's chemicals segment specializes in producing and selling vinyl chloride and raw materials for vinyl chloride and caustic soda. The company’s headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan.
Transparency
4 out of 25 points
Phase-out of persistent chemicals
0 out of 25 points
Product portfolio
1 out of 25 points
To reach a final score in this category, we assess the company’s transparency in chemical production. Lower transparency makes it harder to achieve a good score. If the product portfolio transparency is very low, a company producing just one or even zero toxic chemicals (according to available data) might receive the same poor score as one producing 50.
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