	Address		2-1-10 Yasaka-Cho, Kishiwada-City, Osaka, 596-0049, Japan


	Tel		+81-(0)72-422-4545


	Fax		+81-(0)72-436-2265


	Foundation		1844


	Capital		90,000,000 yen


	Number of employees		300


	Company URL		http://www.matsunami-glass.co.jp/english/index_e.html


	Major Line of business		Glass for laboratory testing and genetic testing Support systems for pathological diagnosis and cytoscreening Glass for optical and electronic parts use

Akira Matsunami
president

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MATSUNAMI GLASS IND. LTD. is an all-round manufacturer of fine glass products that assigns itself diverse challenges with the aim of making further leaps forward. The company consists of two main business divisions, namely, the Life Science Division, which operates a “make-to-stock” type business and the Optics & Electronics Division, which operates a “build-to-order” type business.

Ultra-thin Glass Cutting Technology and Fine Processing Technology

Ultra-thin Glass Cutting Technology and Fine Processing Technology

Conducting business in anticipation of market needs and mounting a flexible response

Since our establishment in 1844, Matsunami Glass Ind., Ltd. has built up a history spanning more than 160 years of innovation in specialty thin glass melting and processing technologies utilizing original technology that we possessed at the time of our establishment.

In the Life Science Division, we manufacture and sell covers and slides for microscope specimens and we create new products that meet emerging user needs. While in the Optics & Electronics Division, we provide a diverse range of materials and products that are required by high-tech industry.

As a technology-oriented company, we are strong in technologies such as:

Ultra-thin glass cutting technology
Glass composition design technology
Fine processing technology
Thin film technology
Surface processing technology


MATSUNAMI GLASS IND., LTD.