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22.
January
SCHOTT comments on Record Financial Results: strong growth in India for the German glass conglomerate
  • Global annual results for fiscal year 2017/2018: sales growth 6.3%, record annual profit of EUR 208 million (~INR 1687 crores)
  • India sales growth at ~33% in 2017-18, with total sales of over INR 300 crores
  • High investments creating sustainable growth: Ongoing expansion in Jambusar plant worth EUR 20 million (~INR 162 crores), with completion of 20 years of India operations
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    Corporate News
    09.
    April
    SCHOTT strengthens footprint in pharmaceutical tubing business in South America
    As part of its global growth strategy, the technology group SCHOTT is investing BRL 50 million in its pharmaceutical tubing production in Rio de Janeiro in the next two years. The invest covers the latest update of the company’s perfeXion® process – a 100 percent on-line inspection system, which examines every single tube – as well as implementing state-of-the-art production technology in glass-melting furnaces. It follows a previous modernization project, which has already raised investments in excess of BRL 80 million during the last five years. More
    01.
    April
    SCHOTT ROBAX® and NEXTREMA® under new management
    Stephanie Schwarz to take over the management of the SCHOTT ROBAX® and NEXTREMA® business divisions on April 1, 2019. More
    01.
    April
    Style and functionality above the clouds: SCHOTT presents new lighting solutions for aircraft interiors at AIX 2019
    The international technology group SCHOTT will showcase industry-leading lighting solutions emphasizing small space installation and enhanced passenger experiences at the Aircraft Interior Expo (AIX) in Hamburg. The featured products include HelioCurve, a unique LED solution for both ambient and functional lighting. SCHOTT® Opal and SCHOTT® Sapphire are the new series of compact in-seat reading lights that impress with their distinct design and intuitive features. SCHOTT will also demonstrate HelioJet® SpectrumCC, the advanced cabin lighting system that recently received the German Innovation Award in Gold, as well as LuminaLine a new lighting concept which won the famous Red Dot Design Award. More
    25.
    March
    SCHOTT EVERIC™: Vials optimized for high potency drugs, even with low filling volumes
    SCHOTT presents a new generation of ultra-pure pharmaceutical vials to meet the exacting drug stability needs of low-fill drugs. Designed as a modular concept, EVERIC™ provides pharmaceutical companies with a unique combination of attributes to package biologic drugs while supporting today’s quality requirements of fill and finish lines. More
    25.
    March
    World’s first lubricant-free prefillable glass syringe launched at DCAT 2019
    Lubricants have long been a necessary evil for prefillable syringes. They aid in reducing the injection force to make the treatment more comfortable for the patient, yet could also influence and harm the drug. Pharma packaging specialist SCHOTT has successfully tackled this challenge and presents syriQ BioPure® lubricant-free – the first prefillable glass syringe (PFS) that completely eliminates the need for silicone or similar substances. The new syringe will be available in the course of 2019. More
    25.
    March
    SCHOTT to invest $1 billion globally in pharmaceutical packaging business through 2025
    The specialty glass and materials company SCHOTT is making a $1 billion global investment in its global pharmaceutical packaging business. The announcement was made at DCAT Week, running March 18 to 21, 2019 in New York City. A growing global demand for high quality pharmaceutical packaging, such as vials, syringes, ampoules and cartridges made of Borosilicate glass and polymer, has prompted the international technology group to build new production sites in Germany and China, and invest in new lines and manufacturing technology around the world. More
    25.
    March
    100 years of Bauhaus - Revolution in everyday culture with SCHOTT “Jenaer Glas” and Bauhaus design
    April 1, 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus movement in Weimar, Germany. The cooperation of this renowned art school with the world-famous special glass manufacturer SCHOTT to design and market the heat-resistant “Jenaer Glas” household glasses is an important chapter in German design history. Key personalities in this cooperation were the Bauhaus artists Gerhard Marcks, Wilhelm Wagenfeld and László Moholy-Nagy as well as SCHOTT Managing Director Erich Schott. The use of special glass in the kitchen and living room revolutionized cooking, baking and table culture. For SCHOTT, this meant entering a completely new market. More
    21.
    March
    Speeding LNG Growth in China - SCHOTT Eternaloc® Terminal Headers Help to Safely Drive the Expansion of LNG Applications
    Mainz, Germany / Shanghai, China – At the LNG2019 (Shanghai, April 1-5), the International Technology Group SCHOTT will be presenting its components for the LNG, oil and gas industries at booth 4225. The focus will be on maintenance-free Eternaloc® terminal headers for safely operating cryogenic submerged pumps and turbine expanders in onshore, offshore and small-scale LNG applications. More
    19.
    March
    SCHOTT CERAN EXCITE® wins world-renowned iF Gold Award 2019
    SCHOTT won over the jury with CERAN EXCITE® and received one of the most important design prizes in the world, the iF Gold Award 2019. The lighting innovation for glass-ceramic cooktops received the design-label’s seal of quality for exceptional design and outstanding services in the discipline “product” in the “kitchen” category. The product portfolio based on special materials and coatings allow for LED light sources mounted under the cooktop to shine through particularly clearly and brightly. This enables household appliance manufacturers to realize endless design variations and improvements to form and function, in order to make cooking smarter and more intuitive than before. More
    11.
    March
    Kitchen of the future – discover the joy of cooking with SCHOTT CERAN® at AWE 2019
    SCHOTT AG, international technology group and the original inventor of black glass-ceramic cooktop panels, is bringing its three-time “Brand of the Century” award winner SCHOTT CERAN® to Appliance and Electronics World Expo 2019 (Hall N2, booth 2F71, Shanghai New International Expo Centre, 14-17 March). As one of the highlight booths of the German Kitchen Pavilion by AMK (German Association of Modern Kitchen Industry), SCHOTT will present its newest light-inspired CERAN EXCITE® portfolio – one of the most recent iF Gold Award 2019 winners. Moreover, the company will display the smart FUSICS cooking table prototype, designed for an elevated cooking experience even in limited urban spaces. Through its innovative products, SCHOTT CERAN® is supporting the trend, which is moving from cooking on gas to cooking on induction, while paving the way for the kitchen of the future. More
    11.
    March
    More light: SCHOTT to present the latest innovations in light for use in dental technology
    At the International Dental Show IDS in Cologne from March 12 – 16, 2019 (booth 11.3 B 081), the international technology group SCHOTT will be unveiling its latest developments in dental technology. These include a new, fully customizable generation of autoclavable Solidur® LEDs for illuminating instruments that previously never had an integrated light source, as well as a novel manufacturing process that enables the production of fiber optic glass rods in extreme geometries for the latest generation of dental curing devices. SCHOTT will also be presenting innovative solutions for laser delivery solutions. More
    07.
    March
    SCHOTT ROBAX® moves into the future by presenting many innovations at ISH
    “SCHOTT ROBAX® IN FRONT – THE NEWS” – Under this headline, SCHOTT ROBAX® is inviting visitors to take a look into the future at the ISH trade fair in Frankfurt/Main from March 11 – 15, 2019 (Hall 9.2/Booth D10). The premium brand will captivate visitors with hot news about its glass-ceramic fire-viewing panels. For instance, ROBAX® TrueView ensures the clearest possible view of the flames in gas fireplaces. The ROBAX® IR Max coating can now be combined with all decorative colors the brand has to offer. The interior paneling ROBAX® Magic with Signature Impressions allows manufacturers of gas fireplaces to create completely new designs and flame effects. In addition, a surprise awaiting visitors to the booth will whet their appetites for the future. More
    28.
    February
    SCHOTT employees in Germany donate 7,000 euros to social projects
    The employees of the global glass specialist SCHOTT in Germany can donate the cent amount behind the comma for aid projects. This project is called “SCHOTT RestCent”. The donation was now handed over to three aid projects. More
    31.
    January
    SCHOTT TOPPAC® cosmetic syringes: Injecting beauty made easy
    International technology group SCHOTT is introducing SCHOTT TOPPAC® cosmetic, a new COC (cyclic olefin copolymer) polymer syringe specifically designed for cosmetic and medical applications involving hyaluronic acid. Thanks to a reduced needle pop-off risk, improved dose accuracy and high break resistance, the syringes are especially suitable for highly viscous drugs. The new polymer syringes will become available in February 2019 and will be displayed at IMCAS World Congress in Paris, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, at TSK Laboratory’s booth #46. More
    17.
    January
    SCHOTT completes portfolio of ready-to-use adaptiQ® vials with 15R to 30R ISO formats
    As the first supplier of nested ready-to-use vials, SCHOTT has expanded its portfolio by large-size ISO formats of 15R, 20R, 25R and 30R vials commercially available for human use (FHU). The vials, which are delivered pre-sterilized in a tub and nest configuration, are manufactured at the company’s production site in USA and are ready to order. More
    16.
    January
    SCHOTT to invest 300 million euros in pharmaceutical packaging business
    Group to build new production facilities in Germany and China and expand capacity in India and Switzerland More
    15.
    January
    World’s Largest Convex Mirror Substrate Delivered
    SCHOTT manufactured an extremely curved secondary mirror substrate made of ZERODUR® glass-ceramic in Mainz, Germany, for the ESO´s Extremely Large Telescope More
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    18.
    December
    Europe’s most ecofriendly stove is equipped with ROBAX® glass-ceramic fire viewing panels
    Hybrid is in, even the kind without four wheels: The Aduro Hybrid stove combines ecofriendly pellets with a cozy wood fire. It received the prestigious European Business Award for the Environment in the “Sustainable Products and Services” category. The people at SCHOTT ROBAX® can be excited about that, too, as the glass-ceramic fire viewing panels support better combustion with fewer emissions and make the product design even more attractive. More
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    Trade Fairs & Events
    16.
    April
    Trade fair SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing Expo, Baltimore, MA, USA, 16.04 - 18.04.2019
    16.
    April
    Trade fair Koreapack / Cophex, Goyang (Seoul), Korea, 16.04 - 19.04.2019
    24.
    April
    Trade fair OPIE - Space & Astronomical Optics EXPO, Yokohama, Japan, 24.04 - 26.04.2019
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