Schott Glass
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SCHOTT AG is a German manufacturer of high-quality industrial glass
products, its main markets are household appliances, pharmaceutical industries, solar energy, electronics, optics as well as automotive. According to the 2008 Annual Report, Schott AG employs 17,363 people in 42 countries.
Schott AG
is well known by the photographic community for manufacturing the glass components of Zeiss and Schneider Kreuznach
lenses. They also publish the Schott Glass Catalog, which is a standard reference for the properties of the many optical glasses produced by them and other companies.
In 2008 Schott announced plans to build a factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico
, USA to build receivers for concentrated solar thermal power plants (CSP) and 64 MW of photovoltaic
modules. They are already making 15 MW of photovoltaics annually in Billerica, Massachusetts
. Schott plans to produce crystalline PV cells and modules with a total of 450 MW annually. In addition, the company will produce thin-film PV wafers with a capacity of 100 MW.
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
products, its main markets are household appliances, pharmaceutical industries, solar energy, electronics, optics as well as automotive. According to the 2008 Annual Report, Schott AG employs 17,363 people in 42 countries.
Schott AG
Aktiengesellschaft
Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e. owned by shareholders, and may be traded on a stock market. The term is used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland...
is well known by the photographic community for manufacturing the glass components of Zeiss and Schneider Kreuznach
Schneider Kreuznach
Schneider Kreuznach is the abbreviated name of the company Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH, which is sometimes also simply referred to as Schneider. They are a manufacturer of industrial and photographic optics....
lenses. They also publish the Schott Glass Catalog, which is a standard reference for the properties of the many optical glasses produced by them and other companies.
In 2008 Schott announced plans to build a factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
, USA to build receivers for concentrated solar thermal power plants (CSP) and 64 MW of photovoltaic
Photovoltaics
Photovoltaics is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of solar cells containing a photovoltaic material...
modules. They are already making 15 MW of photovoltaics annually in Billerica, Massachusetts
Billerica, Massachusetts
Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :...
. Schott plans to produce crystalline PV cells and modules with a total of 450 MW annually. In addition, the company will produce thin-film PV wafers with a capacity of 100 MW.