 We are wholly owned by Asahi Glass Company of Japan. Asahi Glass Company's principal business interests are glass and chemical products and AGC is one of the world's leading producers of fluorochemicals and fluoropolymer materials.
AGC Chemicals Europe, Ltd. is responsible for the marketing of Fluon® PTFE, Fluon®ETFE (including colour concentrates for ETFE & FEP), Fluon® LM-ETFE, Fluon® PFA, Aflas®, Fluon® ETFE film,
F-Clean®, Asahi Guard®, Lumiflon®, Silica, Solvents, Cytop and Fine Chemicals in Europe. Head Office & Production is located in Thornton Cleveleys, UK and the Commercial Centre is located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Here at the headquarters of AGC Chemicals Europe, Ltd. on the Hillhouse Business Park in Thornton Cleveleys, UK, we manufacture Fluon® PTFE resin, Fluon® PTFE dispersion, Fluon® PTFE lubricant powders and Fluon® ETFE resin. The multi-lingual business centre has overall responsibility for the sale of Fluon® ETFE, Fluon® LM-ETFE, Fluon® PFA and Aflas® in Europe. The commercial offices
are open from 08.00 to 17.15 UK time (09.00 to 18.15 Central European time) from Monday through
to Friday.
The Commercial Centre of AGC Chemicals Europe, Ltd. located in the World Trade Center in Amsterdam, markets Fluon® ETFE film,
F-Clean®, Asahi Guard®, Lumiflon®, Silica, Solvents, Cytop and Fine Chemicals. The commercial centre is open from 09.00 to 17.30 Amsterdam time (08.00 to 16.30 UK time) from Monday through to Friday.
AGC Chemicals Europe, Ltd. is registered in England. Company Registration Nº: 3825057.
Registered Office: PO Box 4, York House, Hillhouse International,
Thornton Cleveleys,
Lancashire FY5 4QD VAT No. GB 732 8037 42
The company is a member of Plastics Europe (www.plasticseurope.org), the North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (Membership Nº: 181) and Chemicals Northwest (www.chemicalsnorthwest.org.uk).
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Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has supplied the fluororesin ETFE film for the roof of the National Stadium and also for the National Aquatics Center in Beijing. The National Stadium used approximately 50,000 square metres of Fluon® ETFE film. The National Aquatics Center (NAC), used approximately 300,000 square metres of the ETFE film. This makes it the largest and most complex ETFE project in the world.
Over recent years in Europe Fluon® ETFE film has been used increasingly as a construction material. Another example is the Allianz Arena football stadium in Munich, Germany. The film has some unique features, such as transparency with high light transmittance, is lightweight so ensures the cost of its supporting structure is reduced, is durable guaranteeing a long service life and is flexible which allows architects to come up with innovative designs. Another element of the design flexibility is that it is possible to print on the surface of the film which also makes it possible to control heat and light in stadiums. Coloured film can further enhance the design. For the National Stadium of Beijing printed film was selected and for the National Aquatics Center a combination of coloured and printed film was the preferred option. |
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