SCHOTT in Mainz, Germany

Location | Portfolio | History

Center of Excellence for ZERODUR^®, Optical Materials & Processing

Founded in the early 1950s, SCHOTT in Mainz is not only home to the headquarters of the SCHOTT Group, but also the management team of Advanced Optics and other international key departments, like Sales for Europe, Quality Management, Marketing, and Logistics, are based in Mainz.

Moreover, Mainz is the lead site when it comes to development, glass melting and research & technology and processing of optical glass, optical filter glass and ZERODUR^®. In fact, most of the glass types are developed here.

In addition to its melting facilities for optical glass and various types of optical filter glasses, Mainz is also important for the development of metrology. Furthermore, the Center of Excellence for ZERODUR^® melting and processing is based here.

Mainz employs approx. 280 employees.