# Sumitomo Bakelite to acquire AGC's polycarbonate business

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. has agreed to acquire the polycarbonate business of AGC Inc. and its subsidiary AGC Polycarbonate Co., Ltd. The business includes manufacturing and sale of polycarbonate products for building materials, industry, and electronics.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-07-22
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: polycarbonate products, TWINCARBO brand polycarbonate sheet
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Sumitomo Bakelite](https://endata.com/companies/11098.md) (acquirer)
- [AGC](https://endata.com/companies/20063.md) (target)
- [AGC Polycarbonate](https://endata.com/companies/86174.md) (target)

## Sources

- [sumibe.co.jp](https://www.sumibe.co.jp/english/topics/2025/plate/0717_01/index.html), 2025-07-22: "This acquisition will contribute to enhancing the competitiveness of polycarbonate products used in our group's strategic mobility areas."
- [marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/agc-notice-concerning-transfer-of-polycarbonate-business-ce7c5cdcdd8ff125), 2025-07-22: "AGC has determined that for the sake of the further growth and development of this business, its best course of action would be to transfer the business to Sumitomo Bakelite."

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