Specialty Glass - Overview
World leader in thin display glass and optical devices for office machinery.
Key message
Our Specialty Glass business operates in a number of discrete sectors, including the manufacture and sale of very thin glass for small displays, lenses and light guides for printers, as well as glass fiber products, such as battery separators and glass components for engine timing belts.
The NSG Group is a pioneer in the field of micro-optics, researching, developing and manufacturing a variety of optoelectronic products. Glass fiber has become a high-profile, high-tech material in a variety of fields: it is light and strong, heat-resistant, non-conductive and resistant to chemicals.
Supplying glass to niche markets
People
Around 4,000 employees in 5 countries.
Manufacturing
Major fabrication facilities in Japan, China, the Philippines and Europe.
Global spread
World leader in thin display glass and optical devices for office machinery.
Main products
- Thin LCD glass
- Copier/printer lenses
- Glass cord
- Battery separators
- GLASFLAKE®
- METASHINE®
These products fall within the Glass Fibers and Information Technology categories.