Central Glass Co., Ltd.

Central Glass is a chemical manufacturer that began in the soda ash industry and later expanded into glass. Although it ranks third in the glass industry through architectural and automotive glass, its true profit pillar is chemical products such as semiconductor fluorochemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates. Its operations span 8 fields—semiconductors, environmental and energy solutions, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, chemicals, glass fiber, architectural glass, and automotive glass—making it a diversified chemical company built around the combination of glass and high-value-added chemistry.