AGC Chemicals Americas recently opened a 600+ square foot lab in Exton, Pennsylvania. The lab will provide brine/membrane testing services for our chlor-alkali producer customers. Our goal is to provide analysis and results data that aids our customers’ continuous improvement efforts. The lab is equipped with personnel and instruments to analyze brine and raw salt and […]
The Aldar building in Abu Dhabi is a one-of-a-kind structure. Located in a beach development, the real estate developer’s headquarters is the first building in the Middle East that has a circular-shaped and convex exterior. The designers at MZ Architects wanted to create a structure that was distinct and innovative enough to attract the eye […]
We’re excited to celebrate the 100th anniversary of AGC Chemicals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Glass Company. Asahi Glass Company started its chemical business in 1917 with the production of soda ash. Since then, the company has grown substantially, expanding its expertise into chlor-alkali and urethane, gas and solvents, fluoroproducts and life sciences. 100 years […]
The Canary Wharf regional tube station is a part of a major construction development ongoing in Europe. Located in London’s Docklands under Crossrail Place, this tube station will be an architectural marvel that links the City of London business district, the West End and Heathrow. Canary Wharf Station, designed by Lord Norman Foster, is a […]
Our AsahiGuard line of fluorochemical-based coatings make any fabric, paper and nonwoven fabric repel water, oil and other fluids. With the increasing use of repellent nonwovens for automotive and medical products, we recently published two new eBooks to aid product selection. These eBooks provide helpful information for both nonwoven fabric mills and manufactures of nonwoven […]
Last month, AGC hosted the Chlor-Alkali Technology Symposium. This was the first event of its kind for chlor-alkali producers in North and South America. The event was well-received by all attendees, providing them with an engaging learning experience from technology presentations. Much of the learning took place away from the sessions though, as industry professionals […]
We’re excited to once again exhibit at the Chem Show, the largest event in North America for the chemical processing industry. This year, we will feature functionalized adhesive fluoropolymer resins and compounds. Our Fluon® AH-ETFE, Fluon ETFE LH-8000 and Fluon EA-2000 PFA help chemical processors improve equipment uptime and productivity by enhancing the performance of […]
Specialty Intermediates Most formulators associate AGC with product brands like Lumiflon, AFLAS and AsahiGuard that are based on fluorochemicals and perfluorohexyl chemistry. But AGC also develops and manufactures specialty materials. These “specialty intermediates” are the large and small fluorinated molecules that serve as building blocks for pharmaceutical and agrochemical products. There aren’t many compounds found […]
Setting Guinness World Records isn’t easy, and neither is protecting a massive structure from nature’s elements. The Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center, located in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, is home to the world’s tallest indoor Ferris wheel. The Ferris wheel named Alem, which translates to “The Universe,” stands at an incredible 368 feet and houses 24 six-seat […]
We recently enhanced our AFLAS® fluoroelastomer testing lab in Exton, Pa. with new equipment for fluoropolymer testing. It’s important that we have the latest equipment so we can support our customers’ product development. AFLAS resins are used in so many industries now, that constant R&D is needed to develop new products for specific applications. New […]
