Thuringia - center of glass manufacture
For many centuries, Thuringia is well known as a German center of glass manufacture. From window panes and beer bottles to glass - mad precision instruments and highly sophisticated optical lenses - glass from Thuringia is being used all over the world and famous for its quality, durability and technology leadership.
From small acorns tall oaks grow...
The production of controlled pore glass in Germany begins nearly twenty years ago.
1986
VEB Trisola, Steinach, starts small scale production of controlled pore glass for use in affinity chromatography and as carrier for catalysts.
1993
A merger with Schuller GmbH / Wertheim completely changes the focus of the business being part of Johns Manville Corp./Denver, a major player in construction materials. Production is modernized and applications for the dental industry and life sciences are being developed.
1997
The new facilities start operation with a capacity of 2000 kg/year of the high-tech product designed mainly for use of controlled pore glass in the dental industry.
2001
Johns Manville Headquarters decide to focus on the core business, and step out of the controlled pore glass production.
2003
April 1st, Ms. M. Herrmann, the former Manager of the Controlled Pore Gkass Devision, and her team acquire the business and all assets and reestablish the company under the name VitraBio GmbH.