Guardian Industries is a global company headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, whose companies manufacture high-performance float glass and coated and fabricated glass products. It operates facilities across the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and its companies employ about 7,600 people, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Guardian is a Koch company.
VitroVitro is a glass producer with business units serving architectural construction, automotive, glass-container and chemical markets. The company says it is North America's largest glass producer, employs more than 14,000 people worldwide and has operations and facilities across multiple countries.PITTSBURGH, PA
Fuyao Glass AmericaFuyao Glass America manufactures automotive glass for original-equipment and aftermarket markets, continuing the U.S. operations of Fuyao Group, which began producing automotive and industrial glass in 1987. The company says it established its first U.S. manufacturing plant in 2015 and operates manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Illinois, and South Carolina. Its automotive glass is supplied to major vehicle manufacturers and aftermarket customers.MORAINE, OH
NSG Group (Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.)Founded in Osaka in 1918, NSG Group (Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.) develops, manufactures and supplies glass for buildings, vehicles and specialized technologies. Its history includes Asia’s first float-glass production in 1965 and the 2006 acquisition of Pilkington, and the group now employs more than 25,000 people across over 100 locations. NSG’s work ranges from architectural and automotive glass to products that combine glass with digital technology and advanced materials.TOLEDO, OH
Custom Glass Solutions, LLCFrom its Upper Sandusky, Ohio headquarters, Custom Glass Solutions manufactures large-format laminated glass systems and windshields for vehicles and mobile equipment. The company has fabricated windshields in Ohio since 1974 and now operates facilities in Ohio and Oklahoma, employing hundreds of people across North America. CGS is particularly distinctive for its Optishield Tactical transparent armor, including rifle-rated glass for patrol vehicles and ballistic barriers designed with transit authorities to protect bus operators.WORTHINGTON, OH