The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies NSG Group: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Japanese multinational glass manufacturer and one of the world's four largest glass companies. Founded in 1918 as Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO: 5202), the group acquired UK-based Pilkington plc in 2006.
NSG Group operates in three business areas: Architectural Glass, Automotive Glass, and Technical Glass, with manufacturing in 29 countries and sales in 130 countries. The company employs approximately 25,000 people and has introduced AI inspection robots in its glass fiber manufacturing operations.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company NSG Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
NSG Group on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Munehiro Hosonuma President & CEOsecondary-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Shigeki Mori President & CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for NSG Group.
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Recent coverage
NSG Group in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- elevated
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Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company NSG Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
All 2 partnerships
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
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Methodology surface for NSG Group.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning NSG Group from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Nippon Sheet Glass - Wikipedia
Wikipedia article on Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG Group), covering its 1918 founding, 2006 Pilkington acquisition, and current status as one of the world's four largest glass…
NSG Group Announces Change in Leadership
NSG Group announced that Munehiro Hosonuma would replace Shigeki Mori as President and CEO, effective April 1, 2023.
NSG Group: Automation in Glass Manufacturing
NSG Group deployed AI-powered automation across its glass manufacturing operations using Automation Anywhere, streamlining processes in automotive, architectural, and technical…
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/nsg-group.md
- RSS feed: /companies/nsg-group/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1c836819-b89c-46fa-b293-9ea27f021c2a
- Revision history: /companies/nsg-group/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
NSG Group draws attention at the 15th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
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Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
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Attention (reach, not merit)
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DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 10, 2026