SCHOTT Glass (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

SCHOTT opened its plant in Penang, Malaysia in 1975, as its first-production site in Asia. Its initial objective is to take advantage of the opportunities of the Asian economic boom in the 1970s. SCHOTT Glass Malaysia has close to 1000 employees (16,000 employees worldwide) with production sites and sales offices in 35 countries. The company offers pressed blanks, machined colour filters and optical components. It has grown to become one of the leading manufacturers of semifinished products and optical components and supplies to optics markets around the world. Its products are used in consumer electronics, medical technologies, optoelectronics and the semiconductor industry. SCHOTT is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass-ceramics. SCHOTT is an innovative enabler for many industries, including the home appliance, pharmaceutical, electronics, optics, automotive and aviation industries. The parent company, SCHOTT AG, has its headquarters in Mainz (Germany) and is solely owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation.