Morgan Advanced Materials plc is a United Kingdom-based advanced manufacturing company with capabilities in three areas, including materials science, application engineering and customer focus. The Company's products are produced within two divisions: Thermal Products division and Carbon and Technical Ceramics division.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high-performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges. The business employs advanced materials science and applications expertise to produce parts that enhance reliability or improve the performance of its customers’ products. Much of what the global business unit makes is used in demanding, harsh or critical environments. Our Technical Ceramics business works in selected segments of the electronics, energy, healthcare, industrial, petrochemicals, security and transport markets, typically in close collaborative customer relationships.

Founded: 1856
Headquarters: York House, Sheet Street, Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Revenue: £461.2m
Website: http://www.morganadvancedmaterials.com/

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. is headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a mirror manufacturer, it now also produces a variety of construction, high-performance, and other materials. Products include Construction materials production and retail, glass, ceramics, plastics, abrasives, gypsum plasterboards.

Saint-Gobain Ceramics comprises Saint-Gobain’s businesses specialized in ceramic-based solutions for industrial clients. Its solutions range from grains and powders, through hierarchically structured pellets, single crystals, specialty refractories, ceramic components, and systems to services such as ceramic materials recovery and recycling. Saint-Gobain Ceramics brings together the world's leading specialists in technical ceramics with an unmatched arsenal of technologies.

Founded: 1665
Headquarters: La Défense, Courbevoie, France
Revenue: $50.8 billion
Website: http://www.saint-gobain.com/en

3M Company is an American multinational conglomerate operating in the industrial, worker safety, US health care, and consumer goods sectors. The company manufactures more than 60,000 products under multiple brands. Located in Maplewood, a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota, 3M's total revenues in 2018 were $32.8 billion, ranking 95th on the Fortune 500 US companies by total revenue. As of 2018, the company had approximately 93,500 employees and operates in more than 70 countries.

3M™ Technical Ceramics boasts a broad portfolio of advanced ceramic materials and components designed to operate in harsh environments, help meet increasing regulatory requirements and perform in demanding applications. 3M™ Ceramic Sand Screens resist abrasion and erosion better than metal screens, enhancing the productivity and efficiency of oil and gas operations.

Founded: June 13, 1902
Headquarters: Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S.
Revenue: $32.1 billion
Website: http://www.3m.com/

Lixil Co., Ltd. participates in the management of group companies that operate businesses related to housing and urban environments. The company was founded on September 19, 1949 by Kenjiro Ushioda and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It operates through business units such as Water Technology, Home Technology, Building Technology, Kitchen Technology, Distribution and Retail, and Home Construction and Services.

LIXIL has after 25 years of research developed AQUA CERAMIC, a technology that makes scrubbing the toilet to rid it of stubborn limescale and other stains a thing of the past. AQUA CERAMIC is the first material in the world that is able to address the four main issues that affect the cleanliness of toilets: scuffing and scratching, marks from waste, stains caused by prolonged exposure to hard water, and the build-up of bacteria.

Founded: 19 September 1949
Headquarters: Kasumigaseki Building, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-6036, Japan
Revenue: $16.2 billion
Website: http://www.lixil.com/

Kyocera Corporation is a Japanese multinational ceramic and electronic product manufacturer headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It was established as Kyoto Ceramics Co., Ltd. by Kazuo Inamori in 1959 and changed its name in 1982.

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation today announced its participation in the Medical Design & Manufacturing West trade show, Feb. 8-10, 2011, at the Anaheim Convention Center. As a world leader in engineered ceramics, Kyocera creates superior materials and core technologies for the drug delivery, implantable, surgical, imaging and in-vitro markets. Show attendees are invited to bring their toughest engineering challenges to the Kyocera booth, #3344, for consultation on the latest material solutions.

Founded: 1959
Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan
Revenue: $15.3 billion
Website:http://global.kyocera.com/

AGC Inc. formerly Asahi Glass Co., Ltd is a Japanese global glass manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo. It is the largest glass company in the world and one of the core Mitsubishi companies. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX and Nikkei 225 stock indices. Asahi Glass was named one of Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators in 2013. On July 1, 2018, it was renamed AGC Inc.

AGC offers high thermal insulation ceramics wall called “THERMOTECT WALL". It is a unique wall structure which has both high heat resistance and high thermal insulation in the furnace, and it contributes to energy savings for each type of industrial furnace. Moreover, Ceramics Molding Agent for binder jetting type of 3D Printers is optimal for metal casting molds that require of shape retention in high temperature.

Founded: September 8, 1907
Headquarters: 1-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8405, Japan
Revenue: $14.5 billion
Website: http://www.agc.com/english/index.html

SCHOTT AG is a German multinational glass company specializing in the manufacture of glass and glass-ceramics. Headquartered in Mainz, Germany, it is owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. The company's founder and namesake, Otto Schott, is credited with the invention of borosilicate glass.

Typically, SCHOTT ceramic powder or sintered ceramic elements are used during the manufacturing process for electrical insulation and to protect against heat and corrosion. These are held in position by metal rings or springs. Glass-ceramic withstands 1000°C and above.

Founded: 1884
Headquarters: Mainz, Germany
Revenue: $14.4 billion
Website: http://schott.com/

Corning Incorporated is an American multinational technology company specializing in specialty glasses, ceramics, and related materials and technologies, including advanced optics, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. Corning is one of Apple Inc.'s major suppliers. Since working with Steve Jobs on iPhone development in 2007.

Corning Incorporated possesses a new glass-ceramic material and a new business for Corning – CorningWare® – and a new family of materials, glass ceramics. Glass-ceramic materials are used in such products as Macor® machinable glass-ceramics (which have widespread use in the electronic and aerospace industries), Pyroceram® commercial tableware, and Visions® cookware.

Founded: 1851
Headquarters: Corning, New York, U.S.
Revenue: $11.5 billion
Website: http://www.corning.com/

Mohawk Industries is an American flooring manufacturer based in Calhoun, Georgia, USA. Mohawk manufactures residential and commercial flooring in North America and residential flooring in Europe. Mohawk Industries employs 37,800 people in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, and the United States.

Mohawk's manufacturing portfolio includes ceramic tile. With an endless variety of sizes, shapes, colors and textures, Mohawk delivers ceramic style options for every floor and wall. Mohawk Industries manufactures Ceramic tile which is a unique selection for the foundation.

Founded: 1878
Headquarters: Calhoun, Georgia, U.S.
Revenue: $10 billion
Website: http://www.mohawkind.com/

As part of the Imerys group, Imerys Ceramics is one of the leading ceramic manufacturers in the industry and manufactures high-performance mineral solutions and furnace furniture for the ceramic industry. The company is represented in more than 80 countries and has more than 40 industrial plants and 20 laboratories.

Imerys tackles global trends through its engineered Advanced Ceramics. Imerys Ceramics materials include kaolin, raw materials for sanitary ware and tableware and ceramic bodies, raw materials for floor tiles, clay tiles for tile use, and stove furniture. In terms of its ceramic products, the company manufactures Filtration - Metals by ceramic foam filters, water or gasses by ceramic membranes, catalysts & diesel particle filters.

Founded: 1782
Headquarters: Paris, France
Revenue: $5.2 billion
Website: https://www.imerys.com/finance/imerys-share