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Headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, AGC Chemicals Americas( AGCCA) is a leading provider of fluorochemical technologies, compounds, and specialty materials. As a global subsidiary of AGC Inc, one of the world’ s largest manufacturers of glass, electronic displays, and chemical products, AGCCA has access to a worldwide support network for R & D activities and emerging technologies.
With manufacturing operations in Pennsylvania, a state-of-the-art technology center, a regional sales office in Brazil, and warehouses across North America, AGCCA is on a mission to be the preferred global fluorochemical materials solutions provider. The company manufactures, markets, and sells a wide range of fluoroproducts, including Fluon + ™ enhanced fluorinated materials and compounds, AFLAS ® fluoroelastomers, as well as specialty chemicals like fluorinated solvents, resins, and polymers.
Over the last three years, AGCCA’ s supply chain has experienced significant changes, from new processes and systems to AI implementations. To learn more about the company’ s supply chain and its approach to ongoing innovation, we sit down with Donny Lombardi, Director of Supply Chain.“ AGCCA is a multi-pronged business, but simply put, it is the chemicals division of the wider AGC group,” Donny opens.
“ AGCCA can be divided into three key areas: chemical products, fluoropolymer products, and compound products. The chemical division, as its name suggests, is our portfolio of chemicals, solvents, and special coatings, which are used in a variety of applications such as coatings for textiles or paper products and as paint additives to prolong the life of industrial paints. Our fluoropolymer products are a range of different resins that are used in several applications and industries, including mobility, electronics, and energy.
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