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chott is a leading interna- assumes special responsibility for
tional technology group in its employees, society and the
Sthe areas of speciality glass environment.
and glass-ceramics. The com-
pany has more than 130 years of continuouS commitment
outstanding development, mate- to the chineSe pharma
rials and technology expertise and market
offers a broad portfolio of high- In its continuous commitment
quality products and intelligent to the Chinese pharma market,
solutions. Schott is an innova- Schott has opened a new pack-
tive enabler for many industries, aging production. The plant is
including the home appliance, managed by the joint venture
pharma, electronics, optics, life Schott Xinkang. With an annual
sciences, automotive and aviation production capacity of two bil-
industries. Schott strives to play lion pieces, the new site enables
an important part of everyone’s the company to provide Chinese
life and is committed to inno- pharmaceutical manufactur-
vation and sustainable success. ers with high-quality packaging
The parent company, Schott AG, pro-ducts even more effectively
has its headquarters in Mainz in the future.
(Germany) and is solely owned The plant highlights Schott’s
by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. As philosophy of keeping produc-
a foundation company, Schott tion sites close to the customers

and markets. It is located at the
Schott Xinkang headquarters in
Jinyun, Zhejiang, and will manu-
facture high-quality ampoules,
vials and cartridges made of
premium glass tubing for the
domestic pharma industry.

Strengthening itS
Strategic poSition
The new production facil-
ity allows Schott to continue
strengthening its strategic
position in the Asian pharma-
ceutical market and adds to
the company’s global produc-
tion network, which includes
state-of-the-art manufacturing
sites in 13 countries. This year,
the group also invested in its
plants in Müllheim (Germany),
Lebanon (USA) and St. Gallen
(Switzerland), among others.

Schott pharma
packaging
®
FIOLAX - superior tubing
quality for outstanding container
performance
®
FIOLAX tubing was intro-
duced to the market for phar-

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