Operated first furnace using the Fourcault method 3 machine; 70T/D pull.
1972
Operated tempered glass plant supplied by AGC (BT1/BTP1)
1988
Joint venture company was established between Asahi Glass Co., Ltd (AGC), the world’s largest flat glass producer and Republic Glass Holdings Corp. (RGHC), pioneering flat glass company in the Philippines. Likewise, the Float Glass Project was registered with the Board of Investment on a pioneer status.
1990
Commercial business started under Republic-Asahi Glass Corporation (RAGC)
1991
Official inauguration and full commercial operation of the Float Glass Plant ( Furnace no.5 with a pull of 400 metric tons per day
1997
Started commercial operation on the Figured Glass Plant Furnace no.6
2001
RAGC became a wholly owned subsidiary of AGC thereby changing its name to Asahi Glass Philippines, Inc. (AGP)
2002
The AGC Group establish its group vision “Look Beyond” – improving its global management implementation to realize this vision
2003
Certification International certified that AGP’s Quality Management System has been conforming to PNS/ISO 9001:2000
2005
AGP’s 28 Hectare factory land in Pasig City in the Philippines was declared a Special Economic Zone (PEZA) through Presidential Proclamation 957
2006
Started commercial operation of the new Philippine Float Glass plant with a capacity of 520 metric tons per day
The company was recognized for its strict compliance to its Environmental Management System (EMS) with an ISO 14001:2004 Certification
2007
Following AGC’s Global Brand Unification Program, the company adopted a new name, AGC FLAT GLASS PHILIPPINES, INC.
