社長挨拶 President's Message 社長挨拶当社は1936年にソーダ製品の生産販売を目的として創立され、その後のガラス事業への進出、ファインケミカル事業への展開という大きな事業構造の変化を経て、「コモディティとファイン」、「ガラスと化学」の組み合わせからなる事業分野に進出し、板ガラス及び化成品をベースに新規製品の開発にも積極的に取り組んでまいりました。ガラス事業では、建築・住宅用、自動車用、情報・電子産業用分野等に裾野を拡げ、化成品事業では、既存の化学品、肥料、ガラス繊維分野の他、近年では独自のフッ素技術をベースにファインケミカル分野に注力し、医農薬原薬・中間体、電子材料、精密ガス等にも展開し、大きな成果を上げております。セントラル硝子グループは今後も堅実な事業性を追求するとともに、製品の一層の「ファイン化」、「環境対応・省エネルギー化」の推進を通じて、グローバルでの競争力を強め、社会の発展に貢献し続ける企業を目指してまいります。引き続きなお一層のご支援・ご鞭撻を賜りますようお願い申し上げます。 Central Glass was founded in 1936 with the aim of manufacturing and selling soda products. With subsequent changes in its business structure including launching into glass business and expansion to fine chemicals business, Central Glass has established the solid business base by covering both“commodities & fine”and“glass & chemicals” . The Company has concentrated its efforts on development of innovative products on the basis of flat glass and chemical products. In the glass business, we offer flat glass for architectural, automotive, information and electronic industries fields. In the chemicals business, in addition to existing chemical products, fertilizers, and glass fibers, Central Glass is now focusing on fine chemicals business taking advantage of our own fluorination technologies and has yielded noticeable results in the field of fluorinated compounds for the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and electronic industries. Central Glass Group intends to pursue steady growth and aims to become a globally competitive group that continues to contribute to the prosperity of society through the further development of fine products and environmental and energy-saving initiatives. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and encouragement. 代表取締役社長執行役員 Representative Director, President & CEO 人がつくる技術がひらくガラスと化学の未来 The future of glass and chemistry: Shaped by humans and carved out by technology 1