SCHOTT is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass-ceramics. The company has more than 130 years of outstanding development, materials and technology expertise and offers a broad portfolio of high-quality products and intelligent solutions.
SCHOTT is an innovative enabler for many industries, including the home appliance, pharma, electronics, optics, life sciences, automotive and aviation industries. SCHOTT strives to play an important part of everyone’s life and is committed to innovation and sustainable success.
The parent company, SCHOTT AG, has its headquarters in Mainz (Germany) and is solely owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. As a foundation company, SCHOTT assumes special responsibility for its employees, society and the environment.
The Penang site of SCHOTT Glass Malaysia was founded in 1975 to meet the growing demand of optics in the Southeast Asian market. Being in close proximity to important customers gives the company the opportunity to be more responsive to the changing needs of the market. With approximately 1000+ employees, SCHOTT in Malaysia produces optical glass, optical components and filters, thin glass and wafer as well as food displays.