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Schott AG
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<p>Schott AG is a German multinational glass company specializing in the manufacture of <a href="/facts/Glass/hezRsAGf">glass</a> and <a href="/facts/Glass-ceramic/n8zx0RUj">glass-ceramics</a>. Headquartered in <a href="/facts/Mainz/vT0TxGjz">Mainz</a>, <a href="/facts/Rhineland-Palatinate/Ny2D4pbe">Rhineland-Palatinate</a>, Germany, it is owned by the <a href="/facts/Carl_Zeiss_foundation/uwV0dG9U">Carl Zeiss Foundation</a>. The company's founder and namesake, <a href="/facts/Otto_Schott/At1MCwlN">Otto Schott</a>, is credited with the invention of <a href="/facts/Borosilicate_glass/Ywaqt7Ic">borosilicate glass</a>. </p>