You are probably wondering what specialty glass has to do with fantasy? Well, a lot, actually. When fire meets ice, that is when life becomes really exciting. Whether hot or cold – or, even better, both together – this is when our extreme materials do their best work. Specialty glass and glass-ceramics can keep its shape, remain robust and are reliable companions.

We don’t play games with glass. No sir. We take it seriously and have been doing so for more than 130 years. We make glass from sand and soda and a bunch of other secret ingredients. We have been living our passion all these years and have succeeded in developing specialty glass and glass-ceramics, which really improve the lives of those around us. These SCHOTT people have always worked hard at perfecting their skills. They are innovators at heart and enablers at work.

If it was not for specialty glass, we would have been trapped in the Middle Ages. This material that makes progress possible in so many ways. Specialty glass and glass-ceramics can be chemically resistant, thermal shock or fire resistant, or even electrically insulating or conductive. Due to near zero thermal expansion, they even keep their shape in the most extreme temperature changes. Specialty glass comes in many ways: ultra-thin, flat, round, bent, as tubes, fibers, rods, blocks or powder. Thrown in with a good dose of our know-how and technologies, we help you get the material you need for your innovations.