SCHOTT is a multinational, technology-based group headquartered in Mainz, Germany with the core purpose of reaching a sustainable improvement in how people live and work through developing, manufacturing and supplying special glass, specialty materials, components and systems. Our main markets are household appliances, optics, electronics, pharmaceutical packaging, automotive and solar energy.
About 16,800 employees work in 1 sites and sales offices close to its customers
in all major markets. Our business activities are concentrated mainly in
Europe, North America and Eastern Asia.

The SCHOTT group is made up of several business units which are supported by Corporate Functions and Corporate Services.

Home Appliances

Solar
The SCHOTT solar business offers economical solutions for the efficient and sustainable use of the sun as the greatest source of natural energy. This business has a wide range of innovative products and solutions for both photovoltaic and solar thermal applications. SCHOTT Solar is a major name in the world market for PV solar electricity modules, as it can look back over 40 years of experience in the area of solar technology. SCHOTT Solar GmbH is represented throughout the world with its international distribution network.

Home Tech
Almost everyone has heard of CERAN® glass-ceramic cooktop panels – the successful SCHOTT brand. We are the market leader worldwide in this product segment with over 80 million glass-ceramic cooking surfaces sold. Our success is based on the wealth of experience gained in over 35 years of glass-ceramic manufacturing, striving for constant innovation and the close relationship we cultivate with clients. This combination has enabled us to become one of the most important vendors in the household appliances industry in Europe, North America and Asia. Cooking and grilling would never be the same without the many applications our brand makes possible.

Flat Glass
With its processed flat glass and glass components, SCHOTT offers the household appliance industry worldwide innovative solutions for ovens and refrigerators. Glass door and frame systems ensure optimum food presentation in commercial cooling systems.


Precision Materials

Electronic Packaging
SCHOTT is a global developer, manufacturer and distributor of materials and components for maximum protection of sensitive electronics.

Display Glass
SCHOTT supplies LCD glass substrates in large dimensions used for the production of flat panel displays (FPD) for television sets, monitors and notebooks.

Pharmaceutical Systems
SCHOTT is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of special glass tubes and pharmaceutical primary packaging made of glass and polymers.


Optical Industries

Advanced Materials
SCHOTT offers special glasses of high quality for applications in architecture, lighting, electronics and eyeglasses. In addition SCHOTT supplies a wide range of optical materials and components for lithography and diverse optical applications. SCHOTT is also one of the world’s leading manufacturers of optical glass and glass-ceramics. The product range extends from raw glass to optical components.

Fiber Optics
Fiber Optics offers customized LED and fiber optic solutions in markets such as automotive, lighting, medical, industrial and defense.