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AGC Lays Cornerstone at Its First Glass Manufacturing
Facility in Brazil
April 25, 2012
Officials at Asahi Glass Co. of Japan recently conducted a cornerstone-laying
ceremony in Guaratinguetá, São Paulo State, Brazil,
to commemorate the start of construction on the company's first
manufacturing facility in the country.
The facility in Guaratinguetá, scheduled to begin operations
in 2013, will manufacture architectural and automotive glass. By
2016, the facility is expected to have a workforce of approximately
500 people, most of who will be hired locally. By then, the production
capacity is expected to reach 220,000 tons of construction glass
per year. The facility also is expected to produce automotive glass
for 500,000 vehicles per year, also by 2016.
"AGC Brazil plans to hire about 500 employees in and around
Guaratinguetá," says Kazuhiko Ishimura, AGC president
and CEO. "AGC will look further ahead, and contribute to the
development of human resources by training future generations of
skilled professionals."
Ishimura led the cornerstone-laying ceremony and delivered a speech
before an audience of more than 400 people, including São
Paulo state secretary of metropolitan development Edson Aparecido,
federal and state government representatives and Japanese government
authorities.
"Today marks an important day that the AGC Group takes its
first step of a long and prosperous journey it will take together
with the Brazilian people," Ishimura said in his speech. "As
AGC carries out its business operations in Brazil, I will always
maintain my strong belief that AGC is here to grow together with
Brazil."
Ishimura emphasized three main points in his speech: the importance
of Brazil to the AGC Group; the group's endeavors for sustainability;
and AGC's contribution to Brazilian society through its products.
AGC Vidros do Brasil Ltda., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AGC
Group, will oversee AGC's business activities in Brazil, including
operation of the facility under the leadership of Davide Capellino,
president.
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