Pilkington Group Limited is a UK-based glass manufacturer and a core subsidiary of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (NSG Group) since 2006. Headquartered in St Helens, Merseyside, and founded in 1826, the company operates production and processing sites across Europe, the Americas and Asia. The Pilkington name is retained as a global brand for flat glass products serving construction, automotive and technical applications.
The company produces float glass and downstream products including clear and tinted flat glass, low‑emissivity and solar-control coated glass, laminated and tempered safety glass, mirrors, insulating glass components, and specialty fire-resistant and self-cleaning glazing. Pilkington supplies original equipment and replacement glass to vehicle manufacturers, and architectural glazing to residential, commercial and infrastructure projects, including solar and photovoltaic applications. It develops coatings and interlayers aimed at improving energy efficiency, safety, acoustics and durability. The group is historically notable for pioneering the modern float glass process (developed by Sir Alastair Pilkington in the 1950s), which remains the standard method for producing high‑quality flat glass worldwide.
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