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Agc France Sas history
Agc France Sas company history timeline
1956 Production of automotive glass begins in Japan.
Founded in 1961, Glaverbel (which later became AGC Glass Europe) continued this pioneering role by installing the first float glass plant in continental Europe and gradually expanding into central Europe and Russia.
1966 Manufacture of sheet glass using the float method began.
1970 Established Aichi plant in Japan.
1972 Established Sagami plant in Japan.
1973 Splintex becomes the Automotive Division of Glaverbel.
1974 Capital investment in Thai Safety Glass (currently AGC Automotive Thailand) in Thailand.
1981 Capital investment in Glaverbel in Europe.
1984 Capital investment in Asahi India Glass in India.
1988 Established RAGC (joint venture with RCC in Philippines (currently AGC Automotive Philippines).
1989 Started operations at Kentucky plant, AP Technoglass in the United States.
In 1991 Glaverbel was the first western industrial company to invest in the former Czechoslovakia, taking over the national flat glass producer (now AGC Flat Glass Czech) in stages.
1992 United States glassmaker AFG Industries, Inc. acquired.
1998 Expanded business in France and Italy.
In 2002, as part of its worldwide reorganisation AGC took full control of Glaverbel, which was delisted from the stock exchange.
2004 Started operations of new plant at AGC Automotive China.
In 2004 it reaffirmed its leadership in Russia with the construction of an integrated industrial complex in Klin, with combined production of float glass, mirror glass and superinsulating glass.
2013 Started float glass plant operations in Brazil.
2014 Started automotive glass operations at AGC Brazil.
Then in 2015 it acquired NordGlass, a Polish company active in automotive replacement glass, making it the European leader in this sector.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartung Glass | 1924 | $110.0M | 402 | 16 |
| Cardinal Glass Industries | 1962 | $780.0M | 5,500 | - |
| Trulite | 1978 | $250.0M | 1,030 | 14 |
| JE Berkowitz | 1920 | $8.5M | 150 | - |
| Agc Glass Company North America | - | $500,000 | 50 | - |
| Cascade Windows | 1989 | $190.0M | 750 | - |
| Harvey Building Products | 1961 | $340.0M | 1,610 | - |
| Custom Windows | 1986 | $80.3M | 200 | - |
| Ply Gem Holdings | 2004 | $2.1B | 9,471 | - |
| Thermal Industries | 1960 | $1.2B | 499 | - |
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