AGC AGC (formerly known as Asahi Glass) is a company that manufactures and supplies glass, chemicals, and ceramics. | ![]() Corning Corning (formerly known as Corning Glass Works) is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in materials science. | ![]() Kraton Kraton is a company that develops, manufactures, and markets biobased chemicals and specialty polymers primarily derived from pine wood pulping co-products. | ![]() Nippon Shokubai Nippon Shokubai is a company that specializes in chemicals and production capacity for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1907 | Founding Date 1851 | Founding Date 2009 | Founding Date 1961 | Founding Date 1941 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Chiyoda City, JP HQ Ottignies Louvain La Neuve, BE São Paulo, BR Chongqing, CN Foshan, CN Huizhou, CN Qinhuangdao, CN see more | Locations Corning, US HQ Mulgrave, AU Lasne, BE Rio De Janeiro, BR São Paulo, BR Beijing, CN Beijing, CN see more | Locations Gent, BE HQ | Locations Osaka, JP HQ Chiyoda City, JP Himeji, JP Kawasaki, JP Suita, JP | |
Employees | Employees 52,8961% decrease | Employees 67,20019% increase | Employees 1,7513% decrease | Employees 348 | Employees 4,607 |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 6.5 b | Valuation ($) 36.1 b | Valuation ($) 1.5 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 1.7 b |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) ¥2.1t (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $15.6b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $2b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) €563.1m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) ¥409.3b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods ¥1.4t (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $10b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $1.4b (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods €498.2m (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods ¥307.3b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit ¥687.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $5.6b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $588.8m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit €64.9m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit ¥105.5b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income ¥79.5b (FY, 2025) | Net income $1.7b (FY, 2025) | Net income $175.6m (FY, 2021) | Net income (€754.6k) (FY, 2021) | Net income ¥18.5b (FY, 2025) |
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Countries | Countries N/A | Countries 15 (FY, 2023) | Countries 70 (FY, 2019) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A |
Patents Issued | Patents Issued 7.6 k (FY, 2022) | Patents Issued N/A | Patents Issued 850 (FY, 2020) | Patents Issued N/A | Patents Issued N/A |

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