Nippon Electric Glass

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (日本電気硝子株式会社), also known as NEG, is a Japanese glass manufacturer. The company is a manufacturer of glass for flat panel displays (FPD). It has about 20% share in the world's production of glass for liquid crystal displays (LCD).

The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.

History

 * 1944: Established with investment from NEC Corporation and other companies.
 * 1949: Separated from NEC, and Nippon Electric Glass was founded as an independent company.
 * 1951: Successfully began use of the Danner process to form glass tubing automatically; initiated mass production.
 * 1956: Started continuous production of glass tubing using a tank furnace.
 * 1965: Started production of black-and-white CRT glass.
 * 1968: Started production of color CRT glass.
 * 1973: Company stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) (Second Section).
 * 1974: Started production of thin sheet glass for LCDs.
 * 1983: Company stock transferred to the First Section of the TSE and OSE.
 * 1988: Started CRT glass operations in the US via joint venture with O-I Glass. (Techneglas)
 * 1998: Started production of PDP substrate glass using the float process.
 * 1999: Acquired ISO 14001 certification for all plants in Japan.
 * 1999: Started production of LCD substrate glass by the overflow process.
 * 2004: Ended CRT glass production in the US and Mexico.
 * 2010: Started production of substrate glass for solar cells.
 * 2017: Acquired three of the largest fiberglass factories in the world from PPG, the largest of which being in Shelby, North Carolina, US.

Glass for display devices

 * Glass for Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
 * Substrate glass for LCDs
 * Glass tubing for cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL)
 * Cell spacing for LCDs (micro rods)
 * Glass for Plasma Display Panels (PDPs)
 * Substrate glass for PDPs
 * Glass pastes for PDPs
 * Glass for exhaust tubes, tablets, and firing setters
 * Glass for CRTs
 * Panel glass for CRTs
 * CRT neck tubes, stem tubes, and exhaust tubes

Glass for electronic devices

 * Powder glass
 * Cover glass for image sensors
 * Glass for diodes
 * Glass for laser diodes
 * Glass for optical devices
 * Glass ferrules and micro capillaries for optical connectors
 * Glass material for aspherical lenses
 * Collimator components
 * Micro prisms
 * Coupler housing

Glass fiber

 * Chopped strands for function plastics
 * Yarns for printed circuit boards
 * Roving for reinforced plastic
 * Alkali resistant glass fiber

Building materials, heat-resistant glass

 * Glass for building materials
 * Glass blocks
 * Glass-ceramic building materials
 * Fire-rated glass
 * Radiation shielding glass
 * Heat-resistant glass
 * Super heat-resistant glass-ceramic
 * Super heat-resistant glass-ceramic for cooking appliance top plates
 * Heat-resistant glass
 * Glass for lighting and medical use
 * Glass for lighting
 * Glass for medical and laboratory applications
 * Glass for thermos flasks