Nihon Ita Glass
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| legal form | Kabushiki kaisha (joint stock company) |
| ISIN | JP3686800008 |
| founding | November 22, 1918 |
| Seat | Minato , Japan |
| management | Shigeki Mori |
| Number of employees | 27,463 |
| sales | 629170000000 JPY 4.91 billion EUR |
| Branch | Glass manufacturing |
| Website | www.nsg.co.jp |
| As of March 31, 2016 | |
Nihon Ita Glass KK ( Japanese 日本 板 硝 子 株式会社 , Nihon Ita Garasu Kabushiki kaisha , English Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. , abbreviated: NSG ), listed on Nikkei 225 , is a Japanese company based in Minato , Tokyo , which is active in glass production and refining and belongs to the Sumitomo Group .
In March 2006, the board of directors of Pilkington plc recommended that shareholders accept a takeover offer made by NSG. On April 19, 2006, the shareholders approved this proposal at an extraordinary general meeting.
With the takeover of the English company Pilkington , the company becomes one of the world's two largest glass manufacturers. In addition, the world's second largest Japanese company in glass production, Asahi Glass, competes .
Web links
- Japanese website (Japanese)
- International website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Nihon Ita Glass 2016 Annual Report , accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Converted at the rate on the balance sheet date, March 31, 2016