Applications of glass are becoming increasingly diversified, ranging from architectural and automotive glass to glass for flat-panel displays such as LCD and plasma televisions, glass for solar panels, and quartz glass for semiconductors. We are committed to continuously refining our glass composition design technologies to accommodate ever-diversifying requirements. Also, simulation analysis of structural composition is conducted to design glass materials from new perspectives. Through coordination with the Production Technology Center, we aim to bring new glass products to the market with minimal development time.

Refractory lining materials for glass melting furnaces that we develop not only tolerate high temperatures but also ensure a high degree of uniformity and composition suited for glass processing. Also, by improving the quality of refractory lining materials, we successfully extended the service life of glass melting furnaces. On another front, ceramic material technologies are used for the development of new materials and products such as semiconductor materials, heat-resistant protective materials and sputtering targets.

Chemical Technologies originally started from the production of soda ash, a raw material of glass, and now these technologies have expanded to become one of our core technologies. Our expertise lies in fluorine chemistry. Fluorinated compounds have excellent characteristics including chemical resistance, water and oil repellency, and low dielectric constants. Combining these properties with compound synthesis technologies and film deposition technologies, we have been developing glass surface treatment processes as well as materials for electronics, optical communication, and fuel cells.
By integrating our glass technologies with the technologies related to polymer material, nanoimprinting, nano particle, and liquid crystal, we produce new materials and create value that has not existed before.

Based on our wide range of coating technologies, from sputtering deposition, CVD to wet coating processes, as well as coating design/material technology, we can control light reflection & absorption, and water repellency of various materials such as glass and resin films. These technologies not only add value to our glass and film products, but also serve as key technologies that determine the performance of solar panels and electronic materials.

We have developed material technologies as well as welding and encapsulation technologies for combining glass with glass or glass with resins. These applications require superior durability and productivity in addition to high purity with no inclusion of bubbles or defect particles. Products under this category include double-glazed glass and smart windows based on featuring liquid crystals. In the future, applications will be expanded into various fields such as flexible displays.