MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

11.05.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SCHOTT AG

 

 

Registered Office :

Hattenbergstrasse 10, Mainz, 55122

 

 

Country :

Germany

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.09.2012

 

 

Year of Establishments:

1884

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

8555

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Subsidiary

 

 

Line of Business :

manufacturer of special glass, special materials, and pharmaceutical packing made of glass and polymers

 

 

No. of Employees :

16,698

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRAs Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

Status :

Satisfactory

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but Correct

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES:

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail: infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List March 31st 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

Germany

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


 

germany ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Like its Western European neighbors, Germany faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and declining net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and necessitate structural reforms. Reforms launched by the government of Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (1998-2005), deemed necessary to address chronically high unemployment and low average growth, contributed to strong growth in 2006 and 2007 and falling unemployment. These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II - and its decrease to 6.5% in 2012. GDP contracted 5.1% in 2009 but grew by 4.2% in 2010, and 3.0% in 2011, before dipping to 0.7% in 2012 - a reflection of low investment spending due to crisis-induced uncertainty and the decreased demand for German exports from recession-stricken periphery countries. Stimulus and stabilization efforts initiated in 2008 and 2009 and tax cuts introduced in Chancellor Angela MERKEL's second term increased Germany's total budget deficit - including federal, state, and municipal - to 4.1% in 2010, but slower spending and higher tax revenues reduced the deficit to 0.8% in 2011. In 2012 Germany reached a budget surplus of 0.1%. A constitutional amendment approved in 2009 limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016 though the target was already reached in 2012. By 2014, the federal government wants to balance its budget. Following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced in May 2011 that eight of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down immediately and the remaining plants would close by 2022. Germany hopes to replace nuclear power with renewable energy. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its base-load electricity production.

 

Source : CIA

 


 

Company name & address

 

SCHOTT AG

Hattenbergstrasse 10

Mainz, 55122

Germany

Tel: 49-6131660

Fax: 496131662000

Web: www.schott.com

 

Synthesis

 

Employees: 16,698

Company Type: Private Subsidiary

Corporate Family: 137 Companies

Ultimate Parent: Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung

Incorporation Date: 1884

Financials in: USD (Millions)

Fiscal Year End: 30-Sep-2012

Reporting Currency: Euro

Annual Sales: 2,606.9

Total Assets: 3,182.1

 

 

Business Description

 

SCHOTT AG (Schott) develops and manufactures special glass, special materials, and pharmaceutical packing made of glass and polymers. It is a subsidiary of Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung. Schott operates through three business segments namely Precision Materials, Optical Industries and Home Appliances. The company's key markets are household appliances, pharmaceuticals, solar energy, electronics, architecture, optics and the automotive industries. Its key products include, cooking surfaces, architectural glass, kitchenware, pharmaceutical packaging, stemware, solar power modules, color filters, syringes, glass-metal enclosures, and many others. Schott is headquartered in Mainz, Germany. Schott intends to achieve tremendous growth through its manufacturing and sales offices in 40 countries. In 2013, the company intends to achieve growth through strong core business, continued innovation and having strong presence in Asia.

 

Industry

Industry Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

ANZSIC 2006: 2010 - Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing

NACE 2002: 2611 - Manufacture of flat glass

NAICS 2002: 327211 - Flat Glass Manufacturing

UK SIC 2003: 2611 - Manufacture of flat glass

UK SIC 2007: 2311 - Manufacture of flat glass

US SIC 1987: 3211 - Flat Glass

 

 

Key Executives

 

Name

Title

Schott Lithotec

CEO;Chairman of the Board of Management

Georg Sparschuh

President, Pharmaceutical Tubing - India

Joorg Henkel

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, SCHOTT Solar AG

Klaus Bernhard Hofmann

Director Corporate Public Relations

Christophe Muguet

Vice President Global Syringe Business

 

 

news

 

 

 

Title

Date

Solar Applications Drive the Global Rolled Glass Market
Glass on Web (663 Words)

8-May-2013

$104M school budget OK'd as RTM completes '14 spending plans
Westport News (939 Words)

8-May-2013

Production Capacity Doubled for Prefillable Polymer Syringes
Labmate Online (258 Words)

8-May-2013

Research and Markets: Rolled Glass - Global Strategic Business Report 2010-2018 Featuring Nippon, Pilkington, Asahi & Schott Amongst Others
OSIX News (239 Words)

8-May-2013

Jeffrey J. Schott on NPR's All Things Considered
NPR (722 Words)

8-May-2013

Rolled Glass - Global Strategic Business Report 2010-2018 Featuring Nippon, Pilkington, Asahi & Schott Amongst Others
Individual.com (320 Words)

8-May-2013

 

1 - Profit & Loss Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = EUR 0.7705342

2 - Balance Sheet Item Exchange Rate: USD 1 = EUR 0.7719989

 

 

Corporate Overview

 

Location

Hattenbergstrasse 10

Mainz, 55122

Germany

Tel: 49-6131660

Fax: 496131662000

Web: www.schott.com

Sales EUR(mil): 2,008.7

Assets EUR(mil): 2,456.6

Employees: 16,698

Fiscal Year End: 30-Sep-2012

 

Industry: Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

Incorporation Date: 1884

Company Type: Private Subsidiary

Quoted Status: Not Quoted

Registered No.(DEU): 8555

 

CEO; Chairman of the Board of Management:

Schott Lithotec

 

Industry Codes

 

ANZSIC 2006 Codes:

2010 - Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing

 

NACE 2002 Codes:

2611 - Manufacture of flat glass

2613 - Manufacture of hollow glass

 

NAICS 2002 Codes:

327211 - Flat Glass Manufacturing

327212 - Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing

 

US SIC 1987:

3211 - Flat Glass

3229 - Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware, Not Elsewhere Classified

 

UK SIC 2003:

2611 - Manufacture of flat glass

2613 - Manufacture of hollow glass

 

UK SIC 2007:

2311 - Manufacture of flat glass

2313 - Manufacture of hollow glass

 

Business Description

Production of special glass

 

More Business Descriptions

Glass Mfr

 

SCHOTT AG is primarily engaged in manufacture of laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware; manufacture of clock or watch glasses, optical glass and optical elements not optically worked; manufacture of glassware used in imitation jewellery; manufacture of glass insulators and glass insulating fittings; manufacture of glass paving blocks; and manufacture of glass in rods or tubes.

 

SCHOTT AG (Schott) is a manufacturer of high-quality industrial glass products. It develops and manufactures special glass, specialty materials, components and systems. The company operates globally in 40 countries across America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Middle East. Schott operates through three segments namely Precision Materials, Optical Industries, and Home Appliances. In the Precision Materials segment, the company serves electronic packaging and pharmaceutical systems markets. Schott’s Electronic Packaging business unit develops and manufactures hermetic housings and other components for long-term protection of sensitive electronics. The major technologies used in this market are glass-to-metal and ceramic-to-metal sealing, thermal sensing components and special plating processes for improved surface finishes. The company operates the Electronic Packaging business through SCHOTT Electronic Packaging and SCHOTT Elecpac subsidiaries. SCHOTT Electronic Packaging is classified into six product areas namely automotive, opto-electronics, frequency control, large-scale feed-throughs, specialty glass and thermal cutoffs and its facilities are located in Germany, Czech Republic, Japan, Singapore and the US. In April 2012, it received the nuclear ASME-NPT and Material Organization certifications for its plant in Landshut, Germany which produces hermetic glass-to-metal sealed Electrical Penetration Assemblies (EPA). Schott under its Pharmaceutical Systems market, manufacturer’s special glass tubing and pharmaceutical primary packaging made of glass and polymer. It has 17 production plants that manufacture over seven billion syringes, bottles, vials, ampoules and special items made of glass tubing and high-tech plastic every year. The technology used in Schott Pharmaceutical Packaging includes Schott Type I plus coating technology and Camera Inspection Technology. For the fiscal year ended September 2012, the Precision Materials segment sales grew by 1% to €854m. Through the Optical Industries segment, the company service Advanced Materials and Lighting and Imaging markets. Under the Advanced Material business, it supplies special glass types for applications in architecture, lighting, electronics and eyeglasses. This business offers variety of products and services under architecture applications, advanced optics and glass for special applications. Advances Optics offers board range of components and materials, and it has a material base comprising of fused silic. Its processed products include preforms for precision molding, glass filters, precision-molded and polished aspherical lenses as well as precision components such as CNC-processed parts, plane-parallel substrates and wafers. The company provides high-quality special glasses for a broad variety of applications in optics, eye protection, traffic lighting, architecture, interior design and lighting, electronics and electrical engineering. The Lighting and Imaging business provides solutions in markets such as architecture, automotive, aviation, defense, machine vision, life science and sensors. This business operates globally across Germany, the US, Czech Republic, Mexico and Japan. In December 2012, the company along with MORITEX launched a new high brightness ColdVision LLS 3 LED light source. For the fiscal year ended September 2012, the Optical Industries segment sales decreased by 8.8% to €388m. In the Home Appliances segment, the company provides glass-ceramics and special flat glasses. It serves Home Tech, Flat Glass and Solar markets. The Home Tech provides cooking surfaces for the household appliance industry and the major brand under this market includes CERAN. Schott Flat Glass offers aesthetic and custom glass solutions for ovens, gas cookers, refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines and in the area of kitchen and living. SCHOTT Flat Glass is the preferred partner of the household appliance industry. The Schott Solar offers wide range of future-oriented products and solutions for almost all applications of Photovoltaics and Concentrated Solar Power. The company’s subsidiary SCHOTT Solar AG manufactures multi-crystalline wafers, cells and modules in the photovoltaic industry. In Early 2012, the company closed its multicrystalline photovoltaics business. For the fiscal year ended September 2012, Home Appliances segment’s sales fell by 3% to €1,531m. Geographically, the company derives revenue from five regions, namely, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Rest of the world. For the fiscal year ended September 2012, the company generated 43.9% of revenue from Europe, followed by Asia (26.2%), North America (23.3%), South America (5.9%), and rest of the world (0.7%). In February 2013, SCHOTT and MORITEX developed a telecentric illuminator that is built on an innovative concept for precision measurement using backlights. In the same month, the company opened the first fully automated plant for pharmaceutical packaging in Jambusar, Gujarat, India. In January 2013, the company introduced light glass wall which is composed of profile tubing. In December 2012, the company along with MORITEX introduced a new high brightness ColdVision LLS 3 LED light source to the market. It also launched MCV-Light Series, a 24-V driven lineup of LED spotlights for coaxial illumination.

 

SCHOTT AG (Schott) develops and manufactures special glass, special materials, and pharmaceutical packing made of glass and polymers. It is a subsidiary of Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung. Schott operates through three business segments namely Precision Materials, Optical Industries and Home Appliances. The company's key markets are household appliances, pharmaceuticals, solar energy, electronics, architecture, optics and the automotive industries. Its key products include, cooking surfaces, architectural glass, kitchenware, pharmaceutical packaging, stemware, solar power modules, color filters, syringes, glass-metal enclosures, and many others. Schott is headquartered in Mainz, Germany.Schott intends to achieve tremendous growth through its manufacturing and sales offices in 40 countries. In 2013, the company intends to achieve growth through strong core business, continued innovation and having strong presence in Asia.

 

SCHOTT is an international technology company that has developed and produced special glass,materials, components and systems for over 125 years. Worldwide, more than 16,000 employees are committed to providing our customers with more innovative ideas and solutions in the areas of household appliances, pharmaceuticals, electronics, optics, automotives, and many other industries. Find out more about SCHOTT. More Our Vision Our purpose is to improve how people live and work through expert solutions in specialty materials, components and systems. More Our Engagement SCHOTT is taking responsibility. Learn more about our commitment in the areas of society, employees & familiy, environment and science. More Our Awards Learn more about the placements in different employer rankings, in which SCHOTT convinces as an attractive employer.

 

Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing

 

Brand/Trade Names

Athermal

Neotherm

Colorescent

Mirogard

Uvilex

Aspherix

Artista

Conturan

Amiran

Magira

Imera

Opalika

Financial Data

Financials in:

EUR(mil)

 

Revenue:

2,008.7

Assets:

2,456.6

Current Assets:

1,048.5

 

Total Liabilities:

2,456.6

 

Issued Capital:

150.0

 

Net Worth:

507.0

 

 

 

Date of Financial Data:

30-Sep-2012

 

1 Year Growth

-30.3%

NA

 

Subsidiaries

Company

Percentage Owned

Country

Schott Glas Export GmbH

 

Germany

SCHOTT JENAer GLAS GmbH

 

Germany

Schott Glaswerke Beteiligungs-GmbH

 

Germany

SRB Beteiligungs-GmbH

 

Germany

SCHOTT Solar AG

 

Germany

Schott Glaswerke Service GmbH

 

Germany

LIB Industrie Beteiligung GmbH

 

Germany

SCHOTT ENGINEERING GmbH

 

Germany

SCHOTT Technical Glass Solutions GmbH

 

Germany

SCHOTT GLAS Mainz Grundstücks-GmbH & Co. KG

 

Germany

SCHOTT Verwaltungs GmbH

 

Germany

Silicium Grundstücksverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. Vermietungs KG

 

Germany

SCHOTT Flat Glass Russia OOO

 

Russian Federation

Schott Scandinavia A/S

 

Denmark

Schott Lithotec USA Corporation

 

United States of America

SCHOTT Glass (Malaysia) Components SDN.BHD.

 

Malaysia

SCHOTT Korea Co. Ltd.

 

South Korea

Schott-Orim Cam Sanayi ve Ticaret AS

 

Turkey

SCHOTT Cam Ticaret A.S.

 

Turkey

SCHOTT Glas China Ltd.

 

Hong Kong

SCHOTT-ROHRGLAS GmbH

100%

GERMANY

Schott Brasil Ltda.

100%

BRAZIL

SCHOTT CR, a.s.

100%

CZECH REPUBLIC

Schott (Shanghai) Precision Materials & Equipment International Trading Co Ltd

100%

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

SCHOTT Solar CR, k.s.

100%

CZECH REPUBLIC

 

 

 

Key Corporate Relationships

Bank:

Deutsche Bank, Alfeld, Commerzbank, Alfeld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic Initiatives

 

Partnerships

We feel that SCHOTT will remain in a strong position in the coming years and, in particular, grow beyond the core businesses Pharmaceutical Systems, Home Tech, and Electronic Packaging. We have significant potential for innovation in each of these areas. This potential is so strong that we are not currently planning to enter new segments, but rather relying on organic growth. With respect to Pharmaceutical Systems, we are focusing in fiscal year 2012/2013 on expanding our position in pharmaceutical packaging in Russia, India and China. In the strategically important Chinese pharmaceuticals market, the joint venture SCHOTT Xinkang Pharmaceutical Packaging established in 2012 with a local partner is on its way to becoming the largest premium supplier of pharmaceutical primary packaging in China.

 

Sales and Distribution

He looks back on a proven track record in expanding the market presence of a global company, particularly in Asia. We are confident that the necessary reorientation at Schott is in excellent hands with him."Nov 26, 2012Schott To Expand Pharmaceutical Packaging Manufacturing In RussiaSchott Pharmaceutical Packaging plans to increase the production capacities at its plant in in Zavolzhe by more than 50%. The manufacturer announced this move at the Pharmtech trade fair in Moscow.Professor Udo Ungeheuer, chairman of the board of management of Schott AG, said, "Expanding our presence in Russia represents an important strategic step for the benefit of our customers. We are seeing continued growth in demand for locally manufactured primary packaging that also meets all of the international standards for quality.

 

The company has ten manufacturing sites and twelve sales companies in Asia. In February 2013, the company opened the first fully automated plant for pharmaceutical packaging in Jambusar, Gujarat, India. In May2012, the company entered into strategic business collaboration with India-based TTK Prestige Ltd for developing high quality cooking appliances. In November 2011, the company signed an agreement with Zhejiang Xinkang Pharmaceutical Glass Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

Strengths/Weaknesses (SWOT)

 

 

Helpful 
to achieving the objective

Harmful 
to achieving the objective

Internal Origin
(attributes of the organization)

Strengths

        Strong Foothold in the Market

        Diversified Presence

        Board Product Portfolio

Weaknesses

        Declining Revenue

External Origin
(attributes of the environment)

Opportunities

        Significant Contracts

        Focus on Research and Development

        Strategic Expansion Activities in Asia

Threats

        Rapid Technological Changes

        Operational Constraints

        Highly Competitive Market

 

 

Overview

 

SCHOTT AG (SCHOTT) is a German manufacturer of high-quality industrial glass products and glass ceramics. The company serves various markets such as architecture & living, aviation, life science, lighting, tubing, household appliances, pharmaceutical industries, solar energy, electronics, optics & imaging, and automotive. Its broad product portfolio, diversified presence across the world and strong foothold in the market offers a significant competitive advantage. However, declining revenue remains a matter of major concern for the company. Additionally, intense competition in the sector, rapid technological changes could pose challenges to the company. Nevertheless, the company’s strategic expansion activities in Asia, research and development, and significant contracts would help in streamlining its operations.

 

Strengths

 

Strong Foothold in the Market

The company is among the world’s leading manufacturers of glass tubing for a wide variety of industries with its production capacity more than 110,000 tons. It is also one of the world’s leading manufacturers of special-purpose glasses. SCHOTT is considered to be one of the world’s leading manufacturers of glass and glass-ceramic components for the home appliance industry and it is also among the world’s leaders in the area of primary pharmaceutical packaging. SCHOTT Solar is a technology and market leader. In 2012, the company extended its leading position in the CSP receiver market by offering a significantly improved product design. It introduced SCHOTT PTR 70 receiver, which increases the absorption rate of the receiver to over 95.5%. In addition, the company’s subsidiary is one of only few integrated manufacturers of multi-crystalline wafers, cells and modules in the photovoltaic industry. The company manufactures one million kilometers of pharmaceutical tubing and more than seven billion syringes, cartridges, vials and ampoules annually. Currently, more than 70% of all ranges in Germany are equipped with SCHOTT Ceran glass-ceramic cooktops panels. This cooktop panel received one of the top three places in competing for the German Sustainability Award 2011 in the category “Germany’s most sustainable products and services. It has a global market share of over 50%. Such strong foothold in the market offers new growth avenues for the company.

Diversified Presence

The company has diversified geographic presence with operations spread across the world. SCHOTT maintains a close relationship with its customers in all major markets through its manufacturing and sales units. The company maintains a global presence with production sites for pharmaceutical tubing and packaging all over the world. It has manufacturing sites and sales offices in 40 countries. The company operates 11 domestic and 62 foreign subsidiaries as of September 2012. The company accelerates growth by expanding its local product lines, serving new customers, and creating strong partnerships with local champions. The group has been manufacturing pharmaceutical tubing in Germany, Spain, Brazil and India for many years. For the fiscal year 2012, the company generated 43.9% of revenue from Europe, of which 86% of total sales were from outside Germany, followed by Asia (26.2%), North America (23.3%), South America (5.9%), and rest of the world (0.7%). Such geographical spread and diversity provides a huge market for its products and services. In addition to the operational benefits provided by its vast geographical spread, the company stands to gain in terms of opportunities to secure new contracts, acquisitions, and joint ventures that generate additional revenues and contribute to further growth.

 

Board Product Portfolio

SCHOTT broad product portfolio enables it to serve a wide customer base. The company develops and manufactures special glass, special materials, components and systems. It classified business operations into three segments and seven businesses. These segments are Precision Materials, Optical Industries, and Home Appliances and its businesses include electronic packaging, pharmaceutical systems, advanced materials, lighting and imaging, home tech, flat glass and solar. Its electronic packaging business develops, manufactures and distributes materials and components for maximum protection of sensitive electronics. Its products include hermetic housings and other components such as thermal fuses, special glass for the protection of sensitive electronics. The company through its pharmaceutical systems division manufactures special glass tubes and pharmaceutical primary packaging made of glass and polymers. It produces more more than seven billion syringes, vials, ampoules, cartridges and special articles of tubing glass or polymer. Its advanced materials business offers fused silica, glass filters, precision-molded and polished aspherical lenses precision components such as CNC-processed parts, plane-parallel substrates and wafers. SCHOTT’s lighting and imaging provides customized high-tech solutions in markets such as automotive, lighting, medical, industrial, aviation and defense. Its home tech division provides components and modules for household appliances. The company’s flat glass offers glass solutions for ovens, hob tops, refrigerators, dishwashers and washing machines and in the area of kitchen and living. The company’s solar division develops, manufactures and markets photovoltaic products. SCHOTT through its products serves various markets such as architecture & living, aviation, life science, lighting, tubing, household appliances, pharmaceutical industries, solar energy, electronics, optics & imaging, and automotive. Thus, the company’s wide range of products to diverse end-markets allows it to stay ahead of its competitors, besides driving its top line performance.

 

Weaknesses

 

Declining Revenue

The company reported weak financial performance in the 2012. For the fiscal year ended September 2012, the company reported revenue of € 2,009m, as compared to €2,121m in 2011, a decrease of 5% from 2011. This decline in sales is attributed to the fall in Home Tech and Optical industry sales as compared to the previous year. The other reasons for include intense price pressure in photovoltaics and solar industry. The sales of optical materials for consumer goods also decreased due to natural catastrophes in Asia. Such declined revenue could affect the growth prospects of the company.

 

Opportunities

 

Significant Contracts

SCHOTT received major contracts enhancing its market presence. In November 2012, the company completed the shipment of more than 17,000 SCHOTT PTR 70 receivers to India-based Godawari Green Energy Ltd. In March 2012, SCHOTT Solar received a large order for 12 MW of photovoltaic modules from Israel-based GreenTops, one of key partners in the Mediterranean region. It is successfully strengthening its project business and activities abroad. In August 2011, the company received a large order from Thailand to deliver 67,000 photovoltaic modules for two solar power plants that Phoenix Solar Singapore has been building just north of Bangkok. These two sites achieve peak output of 9.7 MW and 6.2 MW. It also received an order from Premier Solar to deliver 200,000 Schott ASI photovoltaic modules. Premier Solar is a long-term partner for SCHOTT Solar and this order is the largest so far for SCHOTT Solar in Asia as well as the largest ever for SCHOTT Solar Thin Film GmbH from a single customer worldwide. It is also the most comprehensive contract concluded by SCHOTT AG in India. This order enables the company to continue expanding its visibility in the Indian market. In addition, the company would be the first company to supply all of the electrical penetration assemblies (EPAs) sealed with glass and metal needed for a demonstration nuclear reactor that is scheduled to go into operation in China in about four years time.

 

Focus on Research and Development

The company through its research and development focuses on producing new products, materials, and production processes and improving existing techniques. The company’s Otto Schott Research Center in Mainz is one of the world’s leading glass research institution and the largest glass research center in Europe. It also has a development center in Duryea, Pennsylvania, the US. It offers services including contract development of materials, manufacturing of materials in small quantities, custom-tailored components, melting technology services, coating development service and analysis measurement service. The company also maintains intensive contact with numerous partners at universities, research institutes and businesses in Germany and abroad. Its principal areas of development include special glasses and glass-ceramics, coating technologies, and new melting and shaping processes for applications in home appliances, lighting, pharmaceutical industry, optics and opto-electronics and photovoltaic and concentrated solar power. For the fiscal year September 2012, SCHOTT reported R&D expenditure of €78m. The company currently holds more than 2,707 global patents. In February 2013, SCHOTT and MORITEX developed a telecentric illuminator that is built on an innovative concept for precision measurement using backlights. In 2012, the company became the first manufacturer to introduce a fireplace viewing panel with an opening angle of 270 degrees. SCHOTT Solar AG introduced new solar cell concepts claiming the technological leadership of the company. In November 2011, the company announced the development of new technique Quasimono technology which combines the advantages of the Czochralski and vertical gradient freeze (VGF) processes. This technique is used for manufacturing full-square high-performance wafers that contain a high monocrystalline share that is significantly more cost-effective. Besides, the company succeeded in increasing the efficiency of back-contact solar cells to 23.3%. Thus, the company’s focused research and development opens up new opportunities for growth.

 

Strategic Expansion Activities in Asia

SCHOTT’s strengthening of Asian business operations provides growth opportunities. The economic growth in Asian region (particularly China) is considerably higher than in Europe and North America. The company has ten manufacturing sites and twelve sales companies in Asia. In February 2013, the company opened the first fully automated plant for pharmaceutical packaging in Jambusar, Gujarat, India. In May2012, the company entered into strategic business collaboration with India-based TTK Prestige Ltd for developing high quality cooking appliances. In November 2011, the company signed an agreement with Zhejiang Xinkang Pharmaceutical Glass Co., Ltd. to establish a pharmaceutical packaging joint venture in China. It already established SCHOTT Solar Hareon Ltd. in Taicang, China, in addition to existing production facilities for photovoltaic modules in the Czech Republic and the US. It developed new distribution channels and significantly increased its sales volume. This new company, in which the company owns the majority of shares, combines Xinkang’s local market expertise with SCHOTT’s technology. This strengthens SCHOTT’s position in the growth market of China and continuing its expansion in the emerging pharmaceutical markets.


 

Threats

 

Rapid Technological Changes

 

The market in which the company operates undergoes rapid technological changes. Also, the lighting and home appliances industry is susceptible to various significant ongoing technological advances and product innovation and development. Hence, in order to meet its customer’s demands, the company must continuously design new, and update existing products and invest and develop new technologies and products. The launch of new products and technologies by the company involves a significant commitment towards its research and development. Upon investing in these new technologies, the company’s profits may suffer if they are not accepted in the marketplace as anticipated. Additionally, its competitors may develop innovative technologies and products, which might render its technology and products under development obsolete or uncompetitive.

 

Operational Constraints

Operational risk may occur due to capital investments, damage of property, raw material procurement and loss of reputation. The company’s operational facilities are decentralized and are managed through a network of geographically dispersed management personnel. Any supply shortage or the insolvency of a supplier could negatively impact the company’s operations leading to short-term production losses and consequently to decreases in sales and earnings. Furthermore, impending shortages in the area of rare earth metals, or the risk of general price increases could affect the financial performance of the company.

 

Highly Competitive Market

The company faces intense competition in the market it serves. This further intensifies due to the entry of new suppliers in the market from countries where there are lower production costs, and the battle for market share continues to grow fiercer. To survive the intense competition, companies may be forced to lower their prices or if demand for its products decreases, the business and financial condition would be adversely affected. Besides, the company’s Photovoltaics division significantly suffered due to a distinct and sustained decline in prices and considerable overcapacities in the market. The company competes with the leading companies in the industry such as Gerresheimer AG, Corning Incorporated, Pilkington Group Limited, and many others. SCHOTT should be well equipped to face such competition and still maintain its market position.

 

 

Corporate Family

Corporate Structure News:

 

Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
SCHOTT AG

SCHOTT AG 
Total Corporate Family Members: 137 

 

 

Company Name

Company Type

Location

Country

Industry

Sales
(USD mil)

Employees

 

Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung

Parent

Oberkochen

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

13,667

 

Carl Zeiss AG

Subsidiary

Oberkochen

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

4,026.8

24,326

 

Pending acquisition of Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH.See corporate structure news on Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung for details

Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH

Subsidiary

Jena, Thüringen

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

10,000

 

Carl Zeiss Microscopy Co., Ltd.

Subsidiary

Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo

Japan

Scientific and Technical Instruments

47.7

9

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

Subsidiary

Jena

Germany

Medical Equipment and Supplies

1,118.5

2,515

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec France SAS

Subsidiary

Le Pecq

France

Personal and Household Products

64.9

74

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec Co.,Ltd.

Subsidiary

Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo

Japan

Medical Equipment and Supplies

156.1

 

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec Asset Management Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Subsidiary

Jena, Thüringen

Germany

Rental and Leasing

0.7

 

 

Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH

Subsidiary

Jena, Thüringen

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

297.9

1,800

 

Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH

Subsidiary

Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

700

 

Carl Zeiss Fixture Systems GmbH

Subsidiary

Tholey, Saarland

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

115

 

Carl Zeiss 3 D Automation GmbH

Subsidiary

Essingen, Baden-Württemberg

Germany

Engineering Consultants

 

40

 

Carl Zeiss 3D Metrology Services GmbH Stuttgart

Subsidiary

Ostfildern, Baden-Württemberg

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

6.3

26

 

Dr. Wolf & Beck GmbH

Subsidiary

Wangen, Baden-Württemberg

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

3.9

25

 

Carl Zeiss Vision France Holding SAS

Subsidiary

Fougères

France

Medical Equipment and Supplies

107.6

681

 

Carl Zeiss Vision France SASU

Subsidiary

Fougères

France

Medical Equipment and Supplies

107.6

445

 

Carl Zeiss Vision GVLAB SAS

Subsidiary

Aubergenville

France

Medical Equipment and Supplies

63.9

374

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.

Subsidiary

Dublin, CA

United States

Scientific and Technical Instruments

6.8

500

 

Laser Diagnostic Technologies

Subsidiary

San Diego, CA

United States

Medical Equipment and Supplies

16.0

120

 

Carl Zeiss Sport Optics GmbH

Subsidiary

Wetzlar, Hessen

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

111.5

430

 

Carl Zeiss Sport Optikai Hungaria Gyarto Es Kereskedelmi Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag

Subsidiary

Mateszalka

Hungary

Scientific and Technical Instruments

14.7

147

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

Subsidiary

Jena

Germany

Medical Equipment and Supplies

 

400

 

Carl Zeiss de México, S.A. de C.V.

Subsidiary

México, D.F.

Mexico

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

150

 

Carl Zeiss SAS

Subsidiary

Le Pecq

France

Medical Equipment and Supplies

44.4

149

 

Carl Zeiss Do Brasil Ltda.

Subsidiary

Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

Brazil

Medical Equipment and Supplies

42.8

120

 

Carl Zeiss Canada Ltd

Subsidiary

North York, ON

Canada

Medical Equipment and Supplies

 

100

 

Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, LLC

Subsidiary

Chester, VA

United States

Medical Equipment and Supplies

4.4

96

 

Carl Zeiss Pty Ltd

Subsidiary

North Ryde, NSW

Australia

Medical Equipment and Supplies

75.9

77

 

Marwitz & Hauser GmbH

Subsidiary

Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

50

 

Carl Zeiss Pty Ltd

Subsidiary

North Ryde, NSW

Australia

Medical Equipment and Supplies

 

40

 

Carl Zeiss NTS Pte Ltd

Subsidiary

Singapore

Singapore

Scientific and Technical Instruments

27.1

 

 

Carl Zeiss India Private Limited

Branch

Bangalore, Karnataka

India

Medical Equipment and Supplies

9.4

 

 

Carl Zeiss Sdn. Bhd.

Subsidiary

Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Malaysia

Retail (Specialty)

11.0

 

 

Carl Zeiss (NZ) Limited

Subsidiary

Auckland

New Zealand

Medical Equipment and Supplies

 

 

 

Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH

Subsidiary

Esslingen

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

 

 

SCHOTT AG

Subsidiary

Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz

Germany

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

2,606.9

16,105

 

SCHOTT North America, Inc.

Subsidiary

Elmsford, NY

United States

Personal and Household Products

495.0

16,700

 

SCHOTT Fiber Optics Inc

Subsidiary

Southbridge, MA

United States

Medical Equipment and Supplies

20.0

280

 

AVIATION Schott North America

Branch

Southbridge, MA

United States

Retail (Specialty)

1.7

3

 

SCHOTT Architecture & Design

Branch

Elmsford, NY

United States

Construction Services

5.7

200

 

SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging

Subsidiary

Lebanon, PA

United States

Containers and Packaging

15.0

135

 

SCHOTT Baron Systems & Sltns

Subsidiary

Dalton, GA

United States

Appliance and Tool

 

118

 

SCHOTT Baron Systems & Sltns

Branch

Louisville, KY

United States

Construction Services

4.6

15

 

Schott Corporation

Branch

Auburn, NY

United States

Personal and Household Products

 

64

 

SCHOTT Solar Inc

Subsidiary

Rocklin, CA

United States

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

 

14

 

Schott Solar Pv Inc

Branch

Santa Clara, CA

United States

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

6.7

5

 

SCHOTT Solar Inc

Branch

Santa Barbara, CA

United States

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

2.7

1

 

SCHOTT Home Technology North America

Subsidiary

Louisville, KY

United States

Miscellaneous Fabricated Products

 

10

 

HOME Tech Schott North America

Branch

Vincennes, IN

United States

Miscellaneous Fabricated Products

1.4

300

 

DEFENSE Schott North America

Branch

Arlington, VA

United States

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

19.6

8

 

SCHOTT Tubing

Subsidiary

Elmsford, NY

United States

Miscellaneous Fabricated Products

 

6

 

COVER & Touch Schott North

Branch

Elmsford, NY

United States

Construction Services

0.8

5

 

SCHOTT Electronic Packaging

Subsidiary

Southbridge, MA

United States

Miscellaneous Fabricated Products

 

5

 

SCHOTT Electronic Packaging

Branch

Golden, CO

United States

Containers and Packaging

0.7

2

 

Schott Applied Energy System LLC

Subsidiary

Louisville, KY

United States

Fabricated Plastic and Rubber

 

4

 

SCHOTT Schientific Glass Inc

Branch

Parkersburg, WV

United States

Retail (Home Improvement)

0.9

3

 

SCHOTT Spezialglas AG

Subsidiary

Mainz

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

4,000

 

SCHOTT North America Inc

Subsidiary

Duryea, PA

United States

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

60.0

300

 

SCHOTT Solar GmbH

Subsidiary

Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz

Germany

Semiconductors

723.3

2,200

 

SCHOTT Solar Wafer GmbH

Subsidiary

Jena, Thüringen

Germany

Engineering Consultants

160.5

460

 

SCHOTT Solar Inc.

Subsidiary

Albuquerque, NM

United States

Business Services

5.0

225

 

SCHOTT Solar Thin Film GmbH

Subsidiary

Jena, Thüringen

Germany

Electronic Instruments and Controls

 

160

 

SCHOTT Solar CSP GmbH

Subsidiary

Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz

Germany

Electronic Instruments and Controls

 

130

 

SCHOTT-ROHRGLAS GmbH

Subsidiary

Mitterteich

Germany

Personal and Household Products

182.4

1,220

 

Schott Auer GmbH

Subsidiary

Bad Gandersheim

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

530

 

SCHOTT Solar CR, k.s.

Subsidiary

Valašské Mezirící

Czech Republic

Semiconductors

613.0

511

 

Jenaer Glaswerk GmbH

Subsidiary

Jena, Thüringen

Germany

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

500

 

Schott Brasil Ltda

Subsidiary

Itupeva, Sao Paulo

Brazil

Containers and Packaging

 

470

 

SCHOTT Technical Glass Solutions GmbH

Subsidiary

Jena, Thüringen

Germany

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

300

 

Schott Glass Technologies (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd.

Subsidiary

Suzhou, Jiangsu

China

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

300

 

SCHOTT Gemtron Corporation

Joint Venture

Sweetwater, TN

United States

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

140.0

250

 

SCHOTT Gemtron Corporation

Subsidiary

Vincennes, IN

United States

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

0.8

500

 

SCHOTT Gemtron Corp

Branch

Madisonville, KY

United States

Furniture and Fixtures

189.1

85

 

SCHOTT Diamondview Armor Products

Branch

Garnet Valley, PA

United States

Personal and Household Products

3.4

15

 

MORITEX CORPORATION

Subsidiary

Tokyo

Japan

Scientific and Technical Instruments

119.6

208

 

SCHOTT Glas Export GmbH

Subsidiary

Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz

Germany

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

123.1

200

 

SCHOTT Brazil

Subsidiary

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

200

 

SCHOTT CR, a.s.

Subsidiary

Valašské Mezirící

Czech Republic

Personal and Household Products

27.6

169

 

Schott Iberica Sa

Subsidiary

Sant Adria De Besos, Barcelona

Spain

Miscellaneous Fabricated Products

27.8

123

 

Schott Singapore Pte Ltd

Subsidiary

Singapore

Singapore

Miscellaneous Capital Goods

6.0

100

 

SCHOTT Iberica, S.A. Commercial Division

Subsidiary

Barcelona

Spain

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

85

 

SFAM Societe Francaise d'Ampoules Mecaniques SARL

Subsidiary

Casteljaloux

France

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

70

 

SCHOTT Brasil Ltda. Divisao Vitrofarma

Subsidiary

Sao Paulo, Rio de Janiero

Brazil

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

50

 

SCHOTT France SAS

Subsidiary

Clichy

France

Scientific and Technical Instruments

6.1

4

 

Schott France Pharma Systems

Subsidiary

Pont Sur Yonne

France

Containers and Packaging

25.8

224

 

Schott Sfam

Subsidiary

Casteljaloux

France

Containers and Packaging

7.8

74

 

LIB Industrie Beteiligung GmbH

Subsidiary

Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz

Germany

Commercial Banks

 

2

 

Schott Glass India Private Limited

Subsidiary

Vadodara, Gujarat

India

Personal and Household Products

1,296.2

 

 

Schott Forma Vitrum Holding Ag

Subsidiary

St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen

Switzerland

Miscellaneous Financial Services

0.3

 

 

Schott Forma Vitrum Gyogyszeripari Uvegtermek Gyarto Es Kereskedelmi Korlatolt Felelossegu

Subsidiary

Lukacshaza

Hungary

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

65.2

553

 

Schott (Shanghai) Precision Materials & Equipment International Trading Co Ltd

Subsidiary

Shanghai

China

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

 

 

Schott Ag

Branch

Müllheim, Baden-Württemberg

Germany

Containers and Packaging

 

 

 

Schott Brasil Ltda.

Subsidiary

Itupeva, SP

Brazil

Personal and Household Products

 

 

 

CARL ZEISS VISION Hungary Optikai Kft

Subsidiary

Budapest

Hungary

Medical Equipment and Supplies

 

450

 

Carl Zeiss Schönkirchen GmbH

Subsidiary

Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

320

 

Carl Zeiss Laser Optics GmbH

Subsidiary

Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

200

 

Carl Zeiss Ltd

Subsidiary

Welwyn Garden City

United Kingdom

Business Services

63.4

176

 

Carl Zeiss S.p.A.

Subsidiary

Arese

Italy

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

62.9

122

 

Carl Zeiss Quality Services SRL

Subsidiary

Novara, Novara

Italy

Business Services

8.4

24

 

Carl Zeiss B.V.

Subsidiary

Sliedrecht

Netherlands

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

100

 

Carl Zeiss Sp Z O O

Subsidiary

Poznan

Poland

Medical Equipment and Supplies

26.6

90

 

Carl Zeiss SMS GmbH

Subsidiary

Jena, Thüringen

Germany

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

90

 

Carl Zeiss GmbH

Subsidiary

Vienna

Austria

Scientific and Technical Instruments

27.0

80

 

Ooo Carl Zeiss

Subsidiary

Moscow

Russian Federation

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

80

 

Carl Zeiss AG

Subsidiary

Feldbach

Switzerland

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

75

 

Carl Zeiss Meditec Iberia Sa

Subsidiary

Tres Cantos, Madrid

Spain

Scientific and Technical Instruments

20.7

56

 

Carl Zeiss Co Ltd

Subsidiary

Tokyo

Japan

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

55

 

Carl Zeisse Co., Ltd.

Subsidiary

Seoul, Seoul

Korea, Republic of

Medical Equipment and Supplies

23.9

84

 

Carl Zeiss spol. s.r.o.

Subsidiary

Prague

Czech Republic

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

55

 

Carl Zeiss AB

Subsidiary

Stockholm

Sweden

Scientific and Technical Instruments

24.9

50

 

Carl Zeiss Pte. Ltd.

Subsidiary

Singapore

Singapore

Scientific and Technical Instruments

13.6

50

 

Carl Zeiss Co. Ltd.

Subsidiary

Seoul

Korea, Republic of

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

50

 

Carl Zeiss de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Subsidiary

Coyoacan, Catarina

Mexico

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

50

 

Carl Zeiss

Subsidiary

Zaventem

Belgium

Scientific and Technical Instruments

19.4

38

 

Carl Zeiss Far East Company Limited

Subsidiary

Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon

Hong Kong

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

20

 

Carl Zeiss (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Subsidiary

Shanghai, Shanghai

China

Scientific and Technical Instruments

67.4

 

 

Carl Zeiss Co. Ltd.

Subsidiary

Bangkok

Thailand

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

15

 

Carl Zeiss Sp. z o. o.

Subsidiary

Warsaw

Poland

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

15

 

Schott Benelux B.V.

Subsidiary

Culemborg, Gelderland

Netherlands

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

12

 

SCHOTT Electronic Packaging Lanškroun s.r.o.

Subsidiary

Lanškroun

Czech Republic

Electronic Instruments and Controls

64.5

468

 

Schott Nippon K.K.

Subsidiary

Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo

Japan

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

49.2

34

 

Carl Zeiss spol. s.r.o.

Subsidiary

Bratislava

Slovakia

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

11

 

Carl Zeiss Instruments s.r.l.

Subsidiary

Bucharest

Romania

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

4

 

Karmesin Grundstücksverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. Vermietungs KG

Subsidiary

Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz

Germany

Business Services

2.4

2

 

Psephit Grundstücksverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. Vermietungs KG

Subsidiary

Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz

Germany

Commercial Banks

1.1

1

 

Schott Flat Glass Holding B.V.

Subsidiary

Culemborg, Gelderland

Netherlands

Miscellaneous Financial Services

 

 

 

Schott Flat Glass B.V.

Subsidiary

Culemborg, Gelderland

Netherlands

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

 

 

Schott Vtf

Subsidiary

Troisfontaines

France

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

51.1

430

 

Schott Orim Cam Sanayi Ve Ticaret A S

Subsidiary

Tekirdag

Turkey

Personal and Household Products

75.2

381

 

Shott Flet Glass Rus Ooo

Subsidiary

Bor G.

Russian Federation

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

11.0

354

 

Schott Flat Glass Do Brasil Ltda.

Subsidiary

Indaiatuba, Sao Paulo

Brazil

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

31.6

350

 

Schott Flat Glass Cr, S.R.O.

Subsidiary

Valasske Mezirici

Czech Republic

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

31.6

201

 

Schott Italvetro SpA

Subsidiary

Borgo A Mozzano, Lucca

Italy

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

31.0

165

 

Carl Zeiss Argentina S.A.

Subsidiary

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

 

 

Carl Zeiss Pty Ltd

Subsidiary

Randburg

South Africa

Scientific and Technical Instruments

 

 

 

Carl Zeiss AS

Subsidiary

Oslo

Norway

Medical Equipment and Supplies

 

 

 

ICC Ukraine Ltd.

Subsidiary

Kiev

Ukraine

Construction - Supplies and Fixtures

 

 

 



Competitors Report

 

Company Name

Location

Employees

Ownership

Centrosolar Group AG

Muenchen, Germany

1,056

Public

Corning Incorporated

Corning, New York, United States

28,700

Public

Gerresheimer AG

Duesseldorf, Germany

10,952

Public

Global PVQ SE

Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany

2,541

Public

 

Executive report

 

Board of Directors

 

Name

Title

Function

 

Frank Heinricht

 

Chairman-Management Board

Chairman

 

Dieter Kurz

 

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Chairman

 

Schott Lithotec

 

CEO;Chairman of the Board of Management

Chairman

 

Udo Ungeheuer

 

Vorsitzender

Chairman

 

Biography:

Dr. Udo Ungeheuer has been the chairman of the company since 2004. He also serves as the chief human relations officer of Schott AG and the chairman of the Huttentechnische Vereinigung der Deutschen Glasindustrie (HVG, Research Association of the German Glass Industry) and the president of the Bundesverband Glasindustrie (Association of the German Glass Industry). He is alos a member of the state board of trustees Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland of the Stifterverband fur die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Donors' Association for the promotion of sciences and humanities in Germany), and a member of the advisory board of the Landesbank Rhineland-Palatinate, among others.

 

Age: 61

 

Education:

Technical University of Aachen, mechanical engineering 

 

Klaus Backhaus

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Hartmuth Baumann

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Jurgen Dahmer

 

Member-Management Board

Director/Board Member

 

 

Education:

University of Münster, chemistry 
Harvard University

 

Jurgen Fitschen

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Education:

Hamburg University, economics and business administration 
Hamburg University, MBA 
University of Hamburg, Economics and Business Administration 

 

Wolfgang Heinrich

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Martin Heming

 

Member-Management Board

Director/Board Member

 

 

Biography:

In the Corporate Management Committee Martin Heming is responsible for the Photovoltaics business. He is also CEO of SCHOTT Solar AG. Martin Heming was born in 1956. He studied chemistry at the University of Münster (Germany), where he gained his PhD degree in physical chemistry in 1983. He worked as Post Doctoral Fellow at the University of Houston, Texas (USA) and at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) till 1988 before joining Research and Technology Development at SCHOTT. Martin Heming is Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) in Jena (Germany).

 

Education:

University of Münster, chemistry 

 

Mohan Joshi

 

Strategic Advisor

Director/Board Member

 

 

Hans-Joachim Konz

 

Member-Management Board

Director/Board Member

 

 

Biography:

As a member of the Board of Management Hans-Joachim Konz is responsible for Home Tech, Flat Glass, Pharmaceutical Systems, Photovoltaics and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) businesses as well as for the Corporate Functions Corporate Strategy / Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Human Resources, Corporate Public Relations, Research & Technology Development, Corporate Machinery & Production Technology and Corporate Business Development. He is also Chairman and Member of the Supervisory Board at several SCHOTT subsidiaries and joint ventures as well as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Hüttentechnische Vereinigung der Deutschen Glasindustrie (HVG, Research Association of the German Glass Industry). Hans-Joachim Konz was born in Euskirchen, Germany, in 1960. He studied mechanical engineering, specializing in production engineering, at RWTH (Technical University) in Aachen and completed his studies in 1985 gaining his ‘Diplom-Ingenieur' master's degree in engineering. Thereafter he worked as research assistant at RWTH Aachen, where he was awarded his ‘Dr.-Ing.' engineering doctorate in 1989.

 

Age: 51

 

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Markus Kraft

 

Member of the board of directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

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Judith Krone

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Eduard Kulenkamp

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Stefan Marcinowski

 

Member of the board of directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Eckhard Muller

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Helmut Olyschlager

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Richard Pott

 

Member of the board of directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Udo Raue

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Klaus Rubenthaler

 

Member-Management Board

Director/Board Member

 

 

Education:

Karlsruhe Professional Academy, master's (Business Administration)

 

Peter Scarborough

 

Member-Management Board

Director/Board Member

 

 

Education:

University of Lancaster , England, english philology 
University of Lancaster , U.K., english philology and linguistics 

 

Michael Schonhals

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

Gunther Schuh

 

Supervisory Board of Directors

Director/Board Member

 

 

 

 

 

Executives

 

Name

Title

Function

 

Schott Lithotec

 

CEO;Chairman of the Board of Management

Chief Executive Officer

 

Georg Sparschuh

 

President, Pharmaceutical Tubing - India

President

 

Joorg Henkel

 

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, SCHOTT Solar AG

Sales Executive

 

Christophe Muguet

 

Vice President Global Syringe Business

International Executive

 

Klaus Bernhard Hofmann

 

Director Corporate Public Relations

Public Relations Executive

 

Ulrich Ackermann

 

Director Corporate Management Committee

Other

 

Biography:

In the Corporate Management Committee Ulrich Ackermann is responsible for the Electronic Packaging, Lighting & Imaging, Advanced Optics Materials & Components (incl. Architecture & Design) businesses, the Corporate Functions Corporate Marketing and Corporate Sales & Market Development as well as SCHOTT Asia. Mr. Ackermann was born in Bochum, Germany, in 1955. He studied physics at the Ruhr-Universität in Bochum and completed his studies by receiving his diploma in 1980. In 1983, he graduated with the title of Dr. rer. nat. in plasma physics.

 

Hans-Peter Langer

 

Director Corporate Management Committee

Other

 

 

Biography:

Hans-Peter Langer was named a member of the Corporate Management Committee on January 1, 2012. He was born in Speyer, Germany in 1959. He received a diploma in physical education and a teaching certificate in biology from the University of Mainz. He joined SCHOTT in 1987 and finished his professional studies in Business Administration (Masters degree in 1993) at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz.

 

 

 

Annual Profit & Loss

 

 

 

30-Sep-2012

30-Sep-2011

30-Sep-2010

Period Length

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate (Period Average)

0.770534

0.717768

0.740255

Consolidated

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

Total income

2,606.9

4,014.3

3,842.6

Net sales

2,606.9

4,014.3

3,842.6

Other operating income

82.0

401.9

337.0

Cost of sales

1,764.0

2,858.2

2,646.1

Gross profit

842.9

1,156.1

1,196.5

Advertising, distribution, and commercial expenses

281.5

390.4

343.5

General expenses

290.0

385.1

368.4

Other operating costs

615.0

522.5

532.3

Net operating income

-261.6

259.9

289.3

Other income

3.9

12.6

10.8

Interest payable on loans

64.8

88.0

95.0

Total expenses

63.9

74.5

72.2

Profit before tax

-325.5

185.4

217.1

Provisions

1,419.0

1,251.3

1,410.5

Total taxation

35.5

33.3

71.4

Net profit

-

152.1

145.7

Net loss

-361.0

-

-

 

 

Annual Balance Sheet

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

30-Sep-2012

30-Sep-2011

30-Sep-2010

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate

0.771999

0.745323

0.732493

Consolidated

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

Issued capital

194.3

201.3

204.8

Capital reserves

417.4

432.3

439.9

Profits for the year

-164.7

372.0

215.6

Total stockholders equity

656.8

1,207.9

1,049.5

Minority interests

140.5

150.0

151.7

Deferred taxation

90.0

75.3

99.0

Other provisions

314.9

295.0

360.3

Provision for pensions

1,011.5

834.6

902.1

Provisions and allowances

1,416.3

1,205.0

1,425.5

Other debentures

202.1

333.1

573.9

Advance payments

-

-

21.7

Taxes and social security

62.9

85.1

108.0

Total long-term liabilities

265.0

426.9

703.5

Trade creditors

230.0

364.5

344.3

Advances received

97.4

141.0

175.1

Other loans

164.7

85.8

99.5

Taxation and social security

243.8

275.6

351.6

Total current liabilities

798.9

907.9

977.2

Regularisation account

15.1

17.9

16.8

Total liabilities (including net worth)

3,182.1

3,799.0

4,172.4

Patents

47.1

50.1

55.0

Goodwill

154.5

143.6

171.9

Other intangibles

-

-

8.3

Intangibles

203.4

195.0

235.2

Land and buildings

366.8

457.8

483.0

Machinery and tools

544.1

702.1

798.9

Fixtures and equipment

366.8

457.8

483.0

Fixed assets under construction

65.9

108.6

123.3

Total tangible fixed assets

1,063.0

1,369.9

1,512.4

Shares held in associated companies

5.4

5.5

5.1

Participating interest

0.3

2.2

37.9

Deposits

1.1

108.6

236.8

Total financial assets

65.7

186.7

336.8

Total non-current assets

1,332.1

1,751.6

2,084.4

Net stocks and work in progress

511.8

721.5

634.9

Trade debtors

477.5

566.0

534.5

Other receivables

95.6

180.1

219.8

Total receivables

575.5

752.1

756.0

Owing from associated companies

2.4

6.0

1.7

Cash and liquid assets

238.5

169.5

220.5

Short-term investments

32.4

107.3

136.5

Shares in associated companies

58.8

70.5

56.9

Recoverable taxation

463.0

283.7

328.6

Total current assets

1,358.2

1,750.4

1,748.0

Prepaid expenses and deferred costs

14.0

13.3

11.4

Total assets

3,182.1

3,799.0

4,172.4

 

 

 


Annual Ratios

Financials in: USD (mil)

 

 

 

30-Sep-2012

30-Sep-2011

30-Sep-2010

Period Length

12 Months

12 Months

12 Months

Filed Currency

EUR

EUR

EUR

Exchange Rate

0.771999

0.745323

0.732493

Consolidated

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

Current ratio

17.00

19.28

17.89

Acid test ratio

10.59

11.33

11.39

Total liabilities to net worth

0.16%

0.11%

0.16%

Net worth to total assets

0.02%

0.03%

0.03%

Current liabilities to net worth

0.12%

0.08%

0.09%

Current liabilities to stock

0.16%

0.13%

0.15%

Fixed assets to net worth

0.20%

0.15%

0.20%

Collection period

672.00

533.00

504.00

Stock turnover rate

1.97

1.87

1.64

Profit margin

-0.01%

0.00%

0.00%

Return on assets

-0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

Shareholders' return

-0.05%

0.01%

0.01%

Sales per employee

12.03

16.60

16.20

Profit per employee

-1.67

0.63

0.61

Net worth

656.8

1,207.9

1,049.5

Number of employees

16,698

17,356

17,554

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.54.54

UK Pound

1

Rs.84.19

Euro

1

Rs.71.11

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

New Business

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Financial condition (40%) Ownership background (20%) Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%) Market trend (10%) Operational size (10%)

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