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Czech Television visited the AGC Barevka Plant in Dubí near Teplice to film a report for their TV show "Czechia and Europe Address Climate Issues."

The September floods in the Czech Republic caused enormous damage and also sparked a great wave of solidarity. Volunteers helped directly in the affected areas, various charitable fundraisers were organized, and donors provided material assistance and filled food banks. AGC also decided to express its support for the people affected by the floods through a fundraiser for the restoration of the Senior Home in Krnov, which was significantly impacted by the floodwaters. The proceeds from the fundraiser were handed over to the management of the Krnov senior home last week, with a total amount of 100,000 CZK raised.

AGC has become the third most popular employer for students in the Ústí Region. The winners of the Most Desired Employer among Students competition were decided by millennials using a chatbot, based on spontaneous knowledge without pre-selection of individual companies and without an expert jury. 

Last week, the 5th edition of our traditional seminar AGC Day took place at Visionary in Prague, this time under the name AGC Safety & Security Day, focusing on glass and safety.

We invite you to the INTERIOR conference, which takes place on November 7, 2024 in Brno.

Contributing to a sustainable future  

Official start of Volta project: Cold repair of AGC plant in Barevka 

The existing AGC furnace for the manufacturing of patterned glass in Barevka, Czech Republic has been stopped for the announced cold repair.

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, AGC Flat Glass Czech a.s. received the Governor's Award for Social Responsibility of the Ústí Region, winning in the category of large enterprises with more than 250 employees. 

We invite you to the fourth annual conference ČKLOP Okna & Dveře 2024, intended mainly for window manufacturers, assembly companies, and manufacturers of components for the production and assembly of windows, which will take place in Litomyšl on October 2, 2024.

History written in stone

The Polish History Museum – the country’s biggest museum – was designed by the firm WXCA and tells a philosophical story about the process of history, with stone as the narrative language for discovering traces of the past. As the architects from WXCA explain, each marble slab is different and unique, just as all of history consists of unique, individual events.

The Nový Bor-based Lasvit is a global leader in the field of handcrafted glass. The company participates annually in the prestigious Milan Design Week, and at this year's edition, it presented the exhibition "Re/Creation," at the heart of which was an installation of blown glass by Lasvit's Art Director Maxim Velčovský. 

We invite you to a lecture by Klára Soukupová, our AGC advisor in the field of interior glass, on the topic of mirroring on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at the international congress on living, architecture and design LIVING FORUM. The event takes place in Prague's Center for Contemporary Art DOX, and at the end there will also be the traditional announcement of the winners of the Interior of the Year 2023 competition.

With a view to meeting the market’s growing demand for laminated glass, AGC Glass Europe proudly announces the start-up of the new laminating line at its plant in Osterweddingen, Germany. This major investment offers long-term potential in this growing market.

A unique Designblok Cosmos exhibition with mirrors by AGC is launching to Milan to the world’s most prestigious design fair to present the best of the contemporary Czech glass works. 

We invite you to the MATERIAL + TREND conference, which takes place on April 11, 2024 in Prague.

This is an educational and meeting event under the title INTERIOR CONFERENCE, focusing on materials and trends in the field of interior design. 

On March 20, 2024, the 2nd edition of the Real Estate Market conference took place in Prague with the subtitle Sustainable construction as an investment opportunity. 

The 17th year of the national conference of the Czech Chamber of Lightweight Building Envelopes is called Facades 2024 - Construction, Climate, Legislation. The goal of this year's ČKLOP conference is to talk about the mentioned topics in relation to the specific Masaryčka building from the Zaha Hadid Studio, which was provided as an investment by Penta Investments. 

A majestic residential and leisure complex on the urban waterfront

Ideally situated where the city, countryside and water meet in Amsterdam's IJburg district, Sluishuis is an iconic residential project designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and Barcode Architects.

We invite you to the INTERIOR conference, which takes place on November 2, 2023 in Brno

Designblok 2023 Awards: The international jury awarded the best achievements of the 25th year of the festival. The absolute winner and Grand Prix holder is the young company Cake Houses with the project of a configurable house. The AGC Glass Europe Award for Sustainable Design went to Ineke Hans for the project of the first REX reversible chair.

We invite you to the 3rd year of the conference of the Czech Chamber of Lightweight Building Envelopes called WINDOWS & DOORS 2023.

The universe of Czech design will park at Prague Castle. Designblok, the most important design festival in Central and Eastern Europe, revealed the shape of the expected main exhibition Designblok Cosmos. Mirrors from AGC flash on it.

On September 20 and 21, we invite you to the presentation of decorative glass for interior design by AGC ambassador Klára Soukupová.

The AGC production and processing plant in Kryry will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its modern operation on Saturday, August 26. We invite you to a tour of the production and processing plant as well as an all-day entertainment programme not only for children.

AGC is expanding its range of solar control glass products to meet growing demand for enhanced-neutrality solar control glazing.

Luxclear is a clear glass with an invisible magnetron coating specially designed for shower applications. 

Mirox 4Green+ is the latest version of AGC’s premium lead-free mirror featuring a water-based protective coating and even lower emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This fully opaque product remains the ideal solution for backlit applications.

Have you ever wondered how difficult it is to enjoy an uninterrupted view? Looking out of the window at New York, at a blossoming garden, from a VIP stand, at a shop window or at museum exhibits, you will always come across glass and its reflection. Or not?

How to renovate original wooden windows with single glazing, if we want to preserve their appearance and at the same time increase thermal comfort in the interior?

A sparkling landmark on the outskirts of Prague

The Bořislavka office and shopping centre brings high-quality modern architecture to the capital of the Czech Republic, with four crystal-shaped buildings rising out of a shared two-storey base whose shape perfectly fits the narrow, irregular site.

The 16th year of the national conference of the Czech Chamber of Lightweight Building Envelopes is called Facades 2023: energy, technology, trends. The conference is devoted to these topics in an effort to clarify the issue of energy use in that part of the building, which is called the light envelope.

Come for a tour of the AGC Processing Teplice plant, which we have prepared for you in the form of a short video.

A stunning addition to the Gothenburg skyline

Kineum (from the Greek kineo, to set in motion) is a high-rise building located at Drakegatan 6 in the Gårda district of Gothenburg, Sweden. 

We invite you to the largest online construction fair Veleton.cz, which will take place on January 28-29, 2023.

Tokyo, December 13, 2022 - AGC (AGC, Inc.; Headquarters: Tokyo, President: Yoshinori Hirai), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, has been recognized as a CDP "A-list” company for 2022 in recognition of its advanced environmental initiatives and proactive information disclosure. 

In order to meet growing market demand and reduce the environmental impact of its production processes in line with its carbon neutrality roadmap, AGC Glass Europe is launching its Low-Carbon Glass range, featuring a significantly reduced carbon footprint.

On 2/12/2022 the first fully electric truck arrived at AGC’s plant in Cuneo (Italy) marking the completion of an innovative smart logistics project by Volvo Trucks Italia, Lannutti Group and AGC Glass Europe.

On 1 December 2022, AGC Flat Glass Czech a.s. was awarded the Region Governor's Award for Corporate Social Responsibility and won in the category of large enterprises with more than 250 employees. AGC Automotive Czech a.s. came second in this category, and Orlen Unipetrol came third.

Thursday 3 November 2022 at 21:10 on CT1

The directors of the AGC Řetenice and AGC Processing Teplice plants are guests of the program Wandering the Czech Republic of the Future

We invite you to the 11th edition of the INTERIORS conference, which takes place on November 3, 2022 in Brno

Saturday 1/10/2022 at 20:10 on CT1

The main heroes this time will be falcons nesting on one of the chimneys of the Řetenice plant in our AGC glass factory in Teplice.

Can Vladimír Kořen ring the baby falcons? What about Maroš Kramár? Will he dare and climb the chimney to a height of 87 m?

We invite you to the 2nd year of the conference of the Czech Chamber of Lightweight Building Envelopes called WINDOWS & DOORS 2022.

Tuesday June 14 from 11 am to 6 pm

AVANT Business Centrum, City Tower, 27th floor

The Museum of the City of Ústí nad Labem has prepared a new exhibition under the simple name BOTTLE. In addition to the various bottles as a phenomenon among the packaging, it also represents the 150-year history of the Mühlig family glassworks in Ústí. The exhibition opened to the public on March 16 and will last until the end of February 2023, so this whole year will commemorate the ongoing International Year of Glass.

Urban renewal at its finest: a stunning new business complex built on a redeveloped industrial site

On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, from 10 a.m., the Living Forum, an international congress on housing, architecture and design, will be held at the DOX Center for Contemporary Art, at the end of which the winners of the Interior of the Year competition will be announced. 

On April 14, the exhibition HOT HOT HOT Glass, ceramics and porcelain from A to Z was officially opened, organized by the Association of the Glass and Ceramic Industry of the Czech Republic with the Museum of Glass and Jewelery in Jablonec nad Nisou in the National Technical Museum in Prague. 

We invite you to the 15th year of the national conference of the Czech Chamber of Light Wall Claddings entitled Eco-friendly facades for a sustainable future.

Thermalium is an exclusive complex of thermal swimming pools and is available not only to spa guests, but also to Teplice residents and all visitors.

We invite you to the accompanying program at the For Interior and Design Shaker 2022 trade fair, which will take place on 31.3. - 3.4. in PVA Praha Letňany.

We have prepared a new brochure for you with a comprehensive overview of our products, technologies and services.

ProRail, the company that operates the Dutch rail infrastructure, manages 4,000 travel information displays at 400 train stations in the Netherlands. With a view to making the displays easier to maintain, ProRail launched a project to upgrade certain components for some types of displays.

We are pleased to announce that we have opened a showroom and a place for business meetings for meetings with our customers and partners at a renowned address in the DOX Gallery in Prague.

We invite you to the largest online construction fair Veleton.cz, which will take place on January 21-23, 2022.

We cordially invite you to the 10th INTERIORS conference, which takes place on November 4, 2021 in Brno.

An icon in the heart of Europe

Spectrum is a mixed-use project featuring an excellent location, enchanting architecture, advanced energy-efficiency technologies and a stylish design that radiates elegance and refinement: Spectrum never ceases to impress!

AGC glass transforming the Milan skyline

CityLife is a new residential, commercial and business district in Milan, Italy. The project involved the construction of three skyscrapers, with dedicated areas for offices, stores, restaurants and services. 

AGC Deco Day

Thursday June 10 from 1 to 4 pm

You are invited to a professional seminar on the topic of flat glass in interiors.

In collaboration with ornithologists, AGC glassworks has developed glass for the protection of birds

One of the current topics that architecture has been dealing with, is the protection of birds from hitting glass. Ornithologists estimate that up to 100 million birds die in Europe every year due to flying into glass surfaces, thus we are facing a problem that needs to be addressed.

AGC Glass Europe participated in the modernization of the Kallmorgen Tower, an office complex in central Hamburg, made of glass and steel and named after the renowned architect Werner Kallmorgen.

Conveniently located in the heart of Brussels’ European District, The One tower combines office space and housing units.

The 44-story Generali Tower, 191 m high, is the second tallest skyscraper in the CityLife complex, a redevelopment area covering 366,000 m² that was formerly occupied by the Milan´s fairground and exhibition facility. At the base of the tower, which has a total floor area of 67,000 m², are a public piazza and a shopping area.

Soaring above the Primorsky business district on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, the Lakhta Centre is an ultra-modern complex that connects office space (including the headquarters of Gazprom headquarters) with recreational and cultural facilities.

The astonishing V Tower, the tallest residential building in the Czech Republic, has caused quite a stir both at home and abroad thanks to a unique combination of fittings, design, size and sophisticated details never before seen in the Czech Republic. Two years after its completion the project still attracts a great deal of attention because of the technological solutions deployed.

AGC Glass Europe, the European leader in flat glass production, reaffirms its position as an exceptional partner in the world of design and participates with its glass in the creation of an eclectic-style building: the Prada Foundation in Milan, a prestigious museum dedicated to culture and contemporary art.

The demand for energy-efficient glazing has been steadily growing, partly driven by legislation, and the need to improve sustainability.

AGC-supplied Clearsight glass has become a key element in the facade glazing of the eastern grandstand at Twickenham Stadium, which reopened in December 2018.

AGC launches two new solar protection coatings this fall: Stopray Ultra-70 on Clearvision and Stopray Titanium 34T, thus responding to market developments and customer expectations and coming up with best high-performance products.

Better insulating properties and aesthetic effect

AGC launches new coated glass: Stopray Vision-52, Stopray Vision-52T, Stopray Vision-62 and Stopray Vision-62T

Better appearance thanks to Clearsight, the new anti-reflective glass from AGC. A special anti-reflective coating helps minimize glare and reduces light reflection to just 0.8%, which is significantly lower than with conventional float glass.

In line with its sustainable approach, AGC is offering an improved range of eco-friendly mirrors. Now this range has been expanded with a novelty, the premium Mirox 4Green mirror, which relies on the use of lead-free paints.

AGC Glass Europe introduces Planibel Easy glass

Planibel Easy Clear and Planibel Easy Blue possess a special coating that makes it much easier to keep your windows and your winter garden spik and span.

AGC Glass Europe was the first glass manufacturer in the world to receive the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Bronze certificate for its Thermobel insulating glass. It thus continues to fulfil its commitments aimed at continuously improving environmental performance.

The aim of the project is to reduce the energy efficiency of AGC Processing Teplice a.s.