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2 CONTENTS Welcome to the future, welcome to SCHOTT. SCHOTT is a multinational, technology-based group with the core purpose of reaching a sustainable improvement in how people live and work through developing, manufactur- ing and supplying special glass, specialty materials, components and systems. Our main markets are home appliances, optics, electronics, pharmaceutical packaging, auto- motive and solar energy. With our outstand- ing technical know-how, we contribute to the success of our customers – The future starts with SCHOTT today.

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CONTENTS

Welcome to the future,welcome to SCHOTT.

SCHOTT is a multinational, technology-based group with the core purpose of reaching a sustainable improvement in how people live and work through developing, manufactur- ing and supplying special glass, specialty materials, components and systems. Our main markets are home appliances, optics, electronics, pharmaceutical packaging, auto-motive and solar energy. With our outstand-ing technical know-how, we contribute to the success of our customers – The future starts with SCHOTT today.

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Table of contents

About SCHOTT 4Structure 6 Segments and Businesses 6 Locations 7Precision Materials 8Electronic Packaging 8Pharmaceutical Systems 10 Tubing 11 Pharmaceutical Packaging 12Optical Industries 14Advanced Optics 14Lighting and Imaging 16Home Appliances 18Home Tech 18Flat Glass 20Solar 22 Photovoltaics 23 Concentrated Solar Power 24Applications 26 Aviation 27 Architecture + Design 28 Automotive 29Research & Development 30Corporate Responsibility 32Corporate History 34

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AbOuT SCHOTT

Key figures 2010

• Global sales of 2.85 billion euros• Production plants and sales offices in

more than 40 countries• More than 17,000 employees worldwide

Main markets

• Home appliances• Optics• Electronics• Pharmaceutical packaging• Automotive• Solar energy

The best choice: SCHOTT

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Segments and businesses

Precision MaterialsElectronic Packaging SCHOTT is a global developer, manufacturer and distributor of materials and components for maximum protection of sensitive electronics.

Pharmaceutical SystemsSCHOTT is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of special glass tubes and pharmaceutical primary packaging made of glass and polymers.

Optical IndustriesAdvanced Materials High precision components and a large variety of optical glasses and special materials in different supply forms and processing stages for applications in optics, lithography, research, medical, astronomy and other industries are the core business of Advanced Optics. Advanced Optics – your partner for excellence in optics.

Lighting and Imaging Lighting and Imaging offers customized LED and fiber optic solutions in markets such as automotive, aviation, medical and cosmetics, machine vision systems, industrial and defense.

Home AppliancesHome Tech With unique and innovative solutions made of glass-ceramic and borosilicate glass, SCHOTT is a leading global supplier in many markets, including the household appliance industry.

Flat GlassWith its processed flat glass and glass components, SCHOTT provides the household appliance industry worldwide with innovative solutions for ovens and refrigerators. Glass door and frame systems ensure optimum food presentation in commercial cooling systems.

Solar Solar offers sustainable and future-oriented solutions for the efficient use of solar energy.

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STRuCTuRE

Segments

businesses

SCHOTT segments and businesses at a glance

Precision Materials

PharmaceuticalSystems

ElectronicPackaging

Home Appliances

Solar

Home Tech

Optical Industries

Lighting and Imaging

AdvancedMaterials

Flat Glass

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USA

Mexico

Colombia

Brazil

South KoreaChina

Hong Kong

ThailandIndia

MalaysiaSingapore

Indonesia

Japan

Taiwan

Australia

Canada

Argentina

Dubai

IsraelTunisia

EUROPE:

AustriaBulgariaCroatia

Czech RepublicDenmark

FranceGermany

GreeceHungary

ItalyNetherlands

PolandRomania

Russian FederationSerbiaSpain

SwedenSwitzerland

TurkeyUkraine

United Kingdom

Egypt

SCHOTT locations worldwide

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PRECISION MATERIALS

Electronic Packaging

500 million people through out the world have SCHOTT in their cars without realizing it. In addition to innovative automotive solutions, the Electronic Packaging business offers many more ideas for the protection of demanding electronic devices.

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SCHOTT Electronics GmbHChristoph-Dorner-Strasse 29

84028 Landshut, GermanyPhone: +49 (0)871/826-0Fax: +49 (0)871/826-400

[email protected]/epackaging

SCHOTT Electronic Packaging is a leading manufacturer of hermetic housings and components for the reliable, long-term protection of sensitive electronics. Core technologies include glass-to-metal and ceramic-to-metal sealing, thermal protection devices and a variety of cutting-edge processed specialty glasses. The business unit provides local customer support and co-develops customized packaging solutions for the world’s leading manufacturers in the following industries: automotive, communications, sensors, power generation, medical, aviation, semiconductors, consumer electronics, home appliances, laser, gas and oil exploration as well as defense, security and tracking (RFID).

Important products and solutions

• Automotive electronics: TS 16949 certfied glass-to-metal housings and feed-throughs, e. g. for airbag ignitors, sensors and engine management

• Opto-electronics: TO headers and caps, hybrid/microelectronic and high frequency packages, e. g. TO PLUS® and SCHOTT CerTMS® (multilayer ceramic-to-metal housings) incl. full design capabilities in high and low temperature cofired ceramics – HTCC and LTCC

• Frequency control: glass-to-metal housings for quartz crystal oscillators• Large-scale nuclear safety feedthroughs for power plants, submarines, pene tra tions

for LNG vessels and pressure tank construction• Special glasses: glass powders for dental restauration, precision cut tubes for reed

switches and transponders, Vitryxx® Bioactive Glass for cosmetic applications and sealant for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC).

• Thermal fuses to protect electrical appliances from catching fire

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PRECISION MATERIALS

Pharmaceutical Systems

SCHOTT is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of special glass tubes and pharmaceutical primary packaging made of glass and polymers.

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Tubing

The SCHOTT Tubing business segment is a world leading manufacturer of glass tubing with a production capacity of more than 130,000 tons. The production sites in Europe, South America and Asia rely on joint strategies in research and development, production and quality assurance. Market-oriented logistics solutions and services such as the technical and scientific customer consulting through scientific services and the e-commerce order system round out the service spectrum.

Important products and solutions

• FIOLAX® clear and FIOLAX® amber – highly chemically resistant borosilicate glass tubing for the manufacture of syringes, cartridges, ampoules and bottles

• BORO-8330™ – highly chemically and thermally resistant special glass tubing for pharmaceutical applications

• DURAN® – borosilicate glass tubing of high optical and geometric quality for the manufacture of laboratory glasses and technical applications

• CONTURAX® – profiled special glass tubing and rods• CONTURAX® Pro – a new type of non-round glass tubing which is made from high

quality DURAN® borosilicate glass and manufactured by a new, patented, continuous direct drawing process

• Special glasses for electro technical and technical applications e. g. plant engineering, as well as for the lighting industry

Pharmaceutical Systems SCHOTT-Rohrglas GmbH

Erich-Schott-Strasse 1495666 Mitterteich, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)9633/80-0Fax: +49 (0)9633/80-614

[email protected]/tubing

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Important products and solutions

• Prefillable syringes of glass and COC polymer• Insulin and dental cartridges for pen and pump systems, auto-injectors and

needle-free injections• A wide selection of vials of glass and COC polymer, from 1 to 100 ml• Coated SCHOTT Type I plus® vials for maximum stability and inertness• Coated SCHOTT TopLyo® vials for optimum efficiency of the lyophilization process• Glass ampoules, from 0.5 to 50 ml, available with different break systems• Transparent PURGARD® containers for aerosols and sprays• Pipettes and plastic closure systems• Quality options: StandardLine, ClearLine and TopLine

Pharmaceutical Packaging

SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging is one of the world’s leading suppliers of parenteral packaging for the pharmaceutical industry. More than 600 produc-tion lines at 14 production sites worldwide produce 7 billion syringes, vials, ampoules, cartridges and special articles made of tubing glass or polymer. All production sites of the Business Segment SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging operate in a GMP environ-ment and the products comply with the international standards USP, EP and JP.

Pharmaceutical SystemsSCHOTT forma vitrum ag

St. Josefen-Strasse 209001 St.Gallen, Switzerland

Phone: +41 (0)71/274-1600Fax: +41 (0)71/274-1612

[email protected]/pharmaceutical_systems

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OPTICAL INDuSTRIES

Advanced Optics

Advanced Optics offers customized solutions for industries such as optics, electronics, lithography, medical, research, astronomy, aviation, and more. Mastering the entire value chain – from material development to finishing operations, including high-precision processing, state-of-the-art coating and metrology expertise, the portfolio includes finished com-ponents, a large variety of optical glasses, thin glass, filters, wafers and special materials such as ZERODuR® glass-ceramic, sapphire, laser glass and IR-materials. We are your partner for excellence in optics.

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SCHOTT AGAdvanced Optics

Hattenbergstrasse 1055122 Mainz, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)6131/66-1812Fax: +49 (0)3641/2888-9047

[email protected]/advanced_optics

As a leading manufacturer of optical glass, filters, components and special materials for applications in various industries, SCHOTT is known for its outstanding innovations, its highest product quality, its expertise in metrology and its outstanding service. Integrated along the entire process chain, from mate-rial development to finishing operations, combined with a broad spectrum of high-precision glass processing techniques and state-of-the-art coating capabilities, Advanced Optics offers customized solutions worldwide.

Important products and solutions

• Optical components: aspherical lenses (molded or polished), polished prisms, windows, mirrors, filter glass and interference filters, wafers & substrates, precision CNC processed products, sub-assembled parts, coated components, and more

• Optical materials: optical glasses, Low Tg glasses for precision molding in different supply forms, reheat pressings, cut blanks, high homogeneity & high transmission glasses, radiation resistant glasses, IR-materials, i-line products, fused silica, thin glass (AF 32® eco, D 263® T), high transparent flat glass (B 270®), special glass for microscopy (Microcrown, D 263® M), anti-reflective glass for technical applications (CONTURAN®), and more

• ZERODuR®: ZERODUR® zero-expansion glass-ceramic in different supply forms for optical, lithographic and astronomical applications

• Complex glass processing & shaping: glass as thin as 0.5 mm processed and refined using a wide variety of techniques, such as grinding, polishing, drilling, sandblasting, molding and toughening

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OPTICAL INDuSTRIES

Lighting and Imaging

Lighting and Imaging offers customized high-tech solutions in markets such as automotive, aviation, medical and cosmetics, machine vision systems, industrial and defense.

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Lighting and Imaging SCHOTT AG

Otto-Schott-Strasse 255127 Mainz, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)6131/66-0Fax: +49 (0)6131/66-7705

[email protected]/lightingimaging

Optimized lighting systems can be created from a broad range of SCHOTT components including LED technology and fiber optics. Additionally, our techno-logical expertise in imaging provides you with a comprehensive set of solutions in a vast range of applications.

Important products and solutions

• Aviation: fiber optic and LED components for design and comfort on board• Automotive: fiber optic solutions for interior lighting and data transmission• Medical: lighting and imaging solutions for image transmission, dentistry, digital

x-ray, surgery, in vivo and in vitro diagnostics• Cosmetics: Skin and hair counseling devices for analyzing skin color, pigmentation,

skin texture, moisture, sebum and elasticity• Machine Vision Systems: LED and fiber optics illumination; telecentric and non-

telecentric lenses, line scan lenses, leached and wound fiber bundles, light scopes and borescopes.

• Industrial: illumination for sensors, metrology & control equipment, machine vision and stereomicroscopy, cold light sources and accessories

• Defense: remote imaging and coupling components for night vision systems and cameras, controlled illumination glass for instrument displays in aircraft, hand-held displays and other vehicles, avionics sensors for jet engines and hydraulics, fiber optic micro-display assemblies and LED interior lighting

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Home Tech

We have already written the CERAN® ”bestseller“. Now comes the sequel: with individual and inno vative solutions in the Home Tech business with its glass-ceramics & borosilicate glass segments.

HOME APPLIANCES

© copyright and design by Sheer kitchens, www.sheer.it

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Home TechSCHOTT AG

Hattenbergstrasse 1055122 Mainz, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)6131/66-2701Fax: +49 (0)3641/2888-9019

[email protected]/hometech

CERAN® glass-ceramic panels for cooktops are one of SCHOTT’s great marketing success stories. But glass-ceramic cooking surfaces are only one of our many product solutions. Numerous processing technologies, materials, com ponents and modules allow individual solutions with applications in the areas of cooking; baking and safety, which includes fire protection.

Important products and solutions

• CERAN® cooking surfaces, such as the world’s first eco-friendly cooktops free from the toxic heavy metals arsenic and antimony – honored with the German Innovations Award 2010

• BOROFLOAT® 33 – floated borosilicate glass: the multi-functional glass for a wide range of applications from Home Tech to high-tech

• ROBAX® – glass-ceramic for fireplaces and stoves• PYRAN® special glass and glass-ceramic for fire-rated glazing• NEXTERION® microarray solutions – a broad range of coated and uncoated glass

substrates for DNA and protein microarraying • SUPREMAX® 33 rolled sheet borosilicate glass for instance for optical applications

such as telescope lenses• RESISTAN® – the multi-talented ceramic family for extreme conditions

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Flat Glass

With its processed flat glass components and prod-ucts, SCHOTT supplies the home appliance industry worldwide with innovative solutions for cookers and refrigerators. Glass door and frame systems ensure optimum food presentation in commercial cooling systems.

HOME APPLIANCES

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SCHOTT® Flat Glass: The processed flat glass products of SCHOTT are used in countless home appliances such as cookers and refrigerators. Thanks to the various finishing techniques, glass components, colors, designs and mod-ules, even the most demanding glass solutions can be realized according to the customer’s requirements. As a reliable partner to the home appliance industry, SCHOTT develops, manufactures and sells individual customer product solutions at production locations throughout the world.

SCHOTT Termofrost®: In the commercial field, customized glass door and frame systems from SCHOTT provide opti-mum presentation with an unrestricted view of refrigerat-ed and frozen food.

Important products and solutions

• SCHOTT® Flat Glass – thermally toughened float glass for ”hot“ applications (i. e. oven doors, heat-reflective inner oven doors and control panels, hop tops for gas cookers) and ”cold“ applications (i. e. refrigerator shelves and glass cover fronts)

• SCHOTT Termofrost® – glass door and frame systems for commercial cooling applications

Flat GlassSCHOTT AG

Hattenbergstrasse 1055122 Mainz, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)6131/66-3373Fax: +49 (0)3641/2888-9168

[email protected]/flatglass

www.schott.com/food_display

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Solar

The solar business unit of SCHOTT offers economical solutions for the efficient and sustainable use of the sun as the greatest source of natural energy. SCHOTT Solar combines both innovation and competence in the photo-voltaic industry, as well as a leading know-how in parabolic trough receiver technology all under one roof.

HOME APPLIANCES

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Photovoltaics

SCHOTT Solar AGHattenbergstrasse 10

55122 Mainz, GermanyPhone: +49 (0)6131/66-14099

Fax: +49 (0)6131/[email protected]

www.schottsolar.com

Innovative strength, state-of-the-art production processes and long-lasting quality awareness make SCHOTT Solar a leading manufacturer of components for the solar industry. Within this industry, the German company SCHOTT Solar has operated worldwide since 1958.

Important products and solutions

• SCHOTT Poly® and SCHOTT Mono® crystalline solar power modules for on-grid and off-grid application

• SCHOTT InDaX® solar modules for roof-integrated solar power systems• SCHOTT ASI® thin-film solar power modules for on-grid and off-grid application• SCHOTT ASI® thin-film raw modules for facade integration

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SCHOTT Solar CSP GmbH Hattenbergstrasse 10

55122 Mainz, GermanyPhone: +49 (0)6131/66-0

Fax: +49 (0)3641/[email protected] www.schottsolar.com

Important products and solutions

• SCHOTT PTR® 70 Receivers for Concentrated Solar Power plants

Concentrated Solar Power

SCHOTT Solar, as a technological leader in the develop-ment and production of receivers for Concentrated Solar Power plants, is among the world leading com-panies in the Concentrated Solar Power field. SCHOTT Solar® receivers are key components for parabolic trough power plants, which have immense potential in terms of generating clean electricity on a utility scale.

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APPLICATIONS

Aviation, Architecture and Automotive

SCHOTT offers innovative products and systems for more safety, comfort and esthetics in architecture, aviation and automotive applications.

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Lighting and Imaging SCHOTT AG

Otto-Schott-Strasse 2 55127 Mainz, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)6131/66-7845 Fax: +49 (0)6131/66-7846

[email protected] www.schott.com/aviation

Important products and solutions

• LED solutions for interior and seat illumination• Fiber optic systems for datacom and sensor technology• Special glasses for decorative applications• Coated instrument glasses and filters for cockpit applications• Hermetic packaging for the reliable protection of sensitive aircraft electronics and

sensors as well as hydraulic applications• Head-up displays: sub assembled coated parts (machining, coating and assembling

glass parts)• Special glass-ceramic with almost zero-expansion for positioning devices (gyroscopes)

Aviation

SCHOTT aviation components are found in many airplanes. This business platform has intensified its commitment to the aircraft industry by bundling its related activities. SCHOTT has been active in this sector since the early 1990s and offers its customers especially designed products: innovative solutions provide both intelligent illumination as well as attractive design inside the cabin. In-seat reading lights and moodlighting increase passenger comfort. In addition, optoelectronic components based on glass-/ceramic-to-metal seals as well as special optical glass and coatings contribute to greater safety on board.

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SCHOTT AGArchitecture + DesignHattenbergstrasse 10

55122 Mainz, Germany Phone: +49 (0)6131/66-3045

Fax: +49 (0)3641/2847-563 [email protected] www.schott.com/architecture

Important products and solutions

• Building integrated photovoltaics• Decorative glass• Anti-reflective glass• Radiation shielding glass• Fire-resistant glazing• Fiber optic and LED lighting solutions• Electrically switchable glasses

Architecture + Design

SCHOTT is a worldwide leading manufacturer of high- quality architecture glass. Our products provide protection against noise, heat and fire alike. Together with our clients we develop individual solutions for façade, interior design, lighting and building integrated photovoltaics. We develop customized solutions for unconventional designs as a perfect combination of function and esthetics – all over the world.

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Important products and solutions

• Hermetic seals for airbag ignitors, pressure and g-sensors • Opto-electronic sensor housing for interior and exterior control• Glass tubing sections for reed switches and ID transponders• Fiber optic lightguides and LED components for interior and exterior lighting

applications• Multicore glass optical fibers for databus systems

Automotive

SCHOTT is one of the leading problem solvers for the automotive industry when sensitive electronic components must be protected and when demanding databus and lighting systems are needed. Hermetic glass-to-metal seals, reed and transponder tubular glasses as well as highly flexible glass fiber optic cables ensure a safe and comfort-able driving experience.

SCHOTT Electronics GmbHChristoph-Dorner-Strasse 29

84028 Landshut, GermanyPhone: +49 (0)871/826-0Fax: +49 (0)871/826-400

[email protected]/epackaging

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SERVICE AREA

Thinking, researching, developing, testing – the employees of SCHOTT give their all for innovative technologies. Particularly at the Otto-Schott Research Center in Mainz, one of the largest and most modern glass research centers in the world. This center consistently produces new, innovative solutions that contribute to the success of our customers throughout the world.

Research & Development

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SCHOTT AGResearch & Development

Hattenbergstrasse 1055122 Mainz, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)6131/66-0Fax: +49 (0)6131/66-2000

[email protected]/ft

Communication and cooperation are key factors in the implementation of successful innovation projects. The employees of SCHOTT R&D maintain intensive contact with numerous partners at universities, research institutes and businesses in Germany and abroad. The research activities of SCHOTT R&D are applications-oriented and directed towards our customers. From scientific discovery to marketable products, that is the R&D recipe for success.

Areas of development focus• Special glasses and glass-ceramics• Coating technologies• New melting and shaping processes

For applications in• Home appliances• Lighting• Pharmaceutical industry• Optics and opto-electronics• Photovoltaics and concentrated solar power

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Technological milestones

1884Optical glasses

1887/93Invention of borosilicate glass

1908Glass tubing for pharmaceutical ampoules, which are distributed under the brand name FIOLAX® starting in 1911

1923Tubing extrusion according to the Danner process

1935Manual production of television funnels

1955Glass components for televisions

1968Fiber optic components for light and image guides

1968ZERODUR® glass-ceramic for telescope mirror substrates

1973CERAN® glass-ceramic cooktop panels

1994Borosilicate glasses using the microfloat process

1996Airbag components

2001Entry into photovoltaics

2005Market introduction of solar receivers

2007Floated glass-ceramic

Otto Schott(founder of the company)

COR PORATE HISTORY

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SCHOTT – history in brief

1884Founding of the company in Jena

1889Ernst Abbe founds the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung (Foundation)

1891/1919The glassworks in Jena become a foundation-owned enterprise. Its sole owner is the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung

1948Expropriation of the parent plant in Jena (GDR)

1952Re-establishment of the foundation enterprise in Mainz. Mainz becomes the headquarters of the SCHOTT Group

1963 Establishment of manufacturing and sales subsidiaries in Western and Southern Europe. Sales subsidiary in USA

1991/95With the reunification of Germany, SCHOTT in Mainz takes over the ownership of Jenaer Glaswerk

2004Conversion of the foundation enterprise to the stock corporation SCHOTT AG. Its sole shareholder is the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung

2009SCHOTT is a multinational, technology-based group with production plants and sales offices in more than 40 countries