Shanghai Yaopi Glass Group Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Shanghai Yaohua Pilkington Glass Co., Ltd.) was founded on November 24, 1983, as a Sino-British joint-venture group company. In 1993, the company was restructured and listed, becoming one of the early listed companies in China's glass manufacturing industry. The Chinese sponsor shareholder is the Shanghai Yaohua Glass Factory, the cradle of modern glass industry, and the foreign shareholder is the multinational group company Pilkington from the UK (referred to as "Pilkington"), which has a glass production and manufacturing history of over 130 years and is the originator of the float glass process.

Since its establishment, the company has introduced Pilkington's float glass manufacturing process to fill the domestic gap. It has always been a representative of high - quality glass in China and has been rated as one of the top ten joint - venture enterprises in China and a double - excellent enterprise in foreign - invested export and profit - making. The company's float glass and architectural glass have been rated as Chinese famous brand products. The "Yaopi SYP" trademark has been recognized as a "Famous Trademark in Shanghai".

In the field of float glass, the company has established three production bases in Tianjin, Changshu, and Dalian. Currently, it has a total of five high - end float glass production lines with advanced technology, manufacturing ultra - clear glass and its on - line Low - E coated glass, ultra - clear float WG conductive glass, on - line Low - E coated glass for automobiles, TCO on - line coated glass for BIPV and perovskite power generation, ultra - clear glass for concentrated solar thermal power generation CSP, electronic glass, and various thicknesses of automotive - grade float glass, which are widely used in construction, automotive, and home appliance fields.

Currently, the company has a total of four architectural glass deep - processing production bases in Shanghai, Tianjin, Jiangmen, and Chongqing, manufacturing processed glass such as composite glass (laminated and insulated), energy - saving glass, energy - generating glass, special - function glass, and special - decorative glass. High - end and characteristic products in the safety, environmental protection, and energy - saving series are widely used in famous landmark buildings at home and abroad.

SYP's philosophy is "Always have new pursuits". It continuously explores and innovates in the glass manufacturing and deep - processing industry, aiming to become a globally leading glass manufacturer.