Ohara Corporation

Ohara Inc.
Native name
株式会社オハラ
Company typePublic (K.K)
TYO: 5218
ISINJP3197630001
Industry
FoundedOctober 1, 1935; 88 years ago (1935-10-01)
FounderJinpachi Ohara
Headquarters,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Hirokazu Saito
(President)
Products
RevenueIncrease JPY 28.2 billion (FY 2018)
(US$ 255 million)
Increase JPY 3.2 billion (FY 2018)
(US$ 29.15 million)
OwnerSeiko Group (41.1%)
Canon (19.3%)
Number of employees
1,702 (consolidated, as of October 31, 2018)
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]

Ohara Inc. (株式会社オハラ, Kabushiki-gaisha Ohara) is a Japanese global glass manufacturing company. It is headquartered in Sagamihara with subsidiaries in a number of countries, including Japan, the United States, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, and China, with Ohara Corporation being the U.S. subsidiary of the Ohara Group. Ohara manufactures glasses since 1935, the year of its founding.

Their web site lists areas of specialization, including:

  • Optical Glass
  • Polished Substates
  • Fused Silica and Quartz
  • IR Materials and Optical Crystals
  • Low Expansion Glass
  • Glass Ceramics
  • Measurement Services
  1. ^ "Corporate Data". Ohara Inc. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "About the company". Financial Times. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved May 6, 2019.