Technology group SCHOTT is adding a state-of-the-art new building to its existing plant in Western Landshut, Germany, which extends SCHOTT’s 80-year presence in the Lower Bavarian district capital. The expansion not only aligns with the company’s continuous growth strategy, which is geared towards driving innovation, but also with its commitment to environmental stewardship. The facility will be 100 percent climate-neutral and meet all its electricity needs using renewable energy sources
With the Landshut construction project, SCHOTT is making itself fit for the future and investing a substantial double-digit million-EUR sum. After completion, which is planned for fall 2025, the current plant in the city centre will relocate to the new site and begin consolidating into a large competence centre in Landshut.
During the official ground-breaking ceremony on 5 December 2023, Peter Kniprath, Head of SCHOTT Business Unit Electronic Packaging, welcomed Landshut’s Lord Mayor Alexander Putz, Lower Bavaria’s District President Rainer Haselbeck and others to celebrate the start of a new era together.
Commitment to the region and Bavaria
“As the centre of our site, the new building will enable us to strengthen Landshut as one of the most important innovation and development locations of the SCHOTT Group,” said Peter Kniprath.
Site manager Thomas Gassner added, “By optimizing the structures and creating state-of-the-art production facilities, we will be able to further improve our international competitiveness and create a modern and future-oriented environment for our employees.”
Landshut as an innovation centre and experienced partner
As a leading international technology group, SCHOTT develops and produces specialty glasses and high-tech components for a wide range of markets and applications. For many years, the Landshut site has acted as an innovation centre and partner for global customers from a wide range of growth industries including data and telecommunications, e-mobility, consumer electronics, medical and dental technology, energy, sensor technology and the aerospace industry.
