At about 4:30 pm on January 29, 2021, an explosion occurred at AGC's display factory in South Korea. The accident caused 9 injuries and was sent to the hospital for rescue. The accident occurred at "AGC Fine Techno Korea" in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The internal walls and glass windows of the factory were damaged.
It is understood that there are fractures among the injured workers, but none of them is life-threatening. In addition, no further injured were found, and the rescue work of the fire department has also ended. The fire department believes that the accident was caused by the explosion of the remaining gas on the hydrogen or nitrogen pipeline when the furnace was repaired in the workers' factory.
The relevant person in charge of the Gumi Fire Department said, "We are replacing the old pipes connected to the furnace. In the two types of pipes, hydrogen and nitrogen, the residual gas on one side has exploded." AGC produces glass substrates for LCD. Melt 65 tons of glass in the furnace. The Gumi Fire Department mobilized 15 fire trucks to complete safety measures within more than 50 minutes of the accident and to investigate the cause of the accident together with the police.
It is reported that the outbreak of the leading enterprise factory accident will inevitably lead to market changes in the relevant industry chain and may also lead to shortage of supply.
According to data, AGC Co., Ltd., formerly known as Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., was founded in 1907. It has strong technical strength in core technologies such as glass and fluorine chemistry. It focuses on glass, electronics and energy and chemicals businesses, transparent glass, automotive The market share of glass, hardened mirror quartz material, and ETFE resin (fluororesin) ranks first in the world. As of 2020, AGC has established more than 200 joint subsidiaries in more than 30 countries around the world, as a global component supplier with glass and fluorine chemistry as its core technologies.
The AGC chemical business includes basic chemicals to high-performance fluorochemicals, mainly including chlor-alkali/polyurethane business, fluorochemical business, gas and solvent business, life science business, etc. The fluorochemical business is mainly responsible for the fluororesin business, and its products are widely used in semiconductors, automobiles, energy, construction and other fields. There are many kinds of products. In addition to coatings and fiber products, it can also be used for ultraviolet light penetrating membranes, coatings, electrolytic membranes, etc.
