1889 First glass production in old hand production site of Stölzle Lausitz GmbH (former company: ‘Oberlausitzer Glaswerke J. Schweig und Co.’)

1908 First production of mouth-blown stems

since 1935 Product development regarding design and quality is decisively influenced by ‘Bauhaus’-Pioneer Prof. Wilhelm Wagenfeld

1960s First mechanical production of tumblers

1968/1969 First machine-made stemware, establishment of ‘Lausitzer Glas’; parent company: ‘Lausitzer Glaswerke Weißwasser’

until 1991 Lausitzer Glaswerke is the largest glass producer in former GDR with around 4,000 employees

1992 Privatisation of the ‘Lausitzer Glaswerke’

1996 Take-over by the ‘Stölzle-Oberglas AG’, Wien/Austria; parent company: CAG Holding GmbH/Austria Construction & reconstruction of the production hall, of the three production lines and the two furnaces for the production of machine-made and lead-free drinking-glasses

2010 Construction and commissioning of the fourth production line (supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF))

2016 Extensive reconstruction and building of new warehouse and logistics units, support the production of over 40 Million glasses per year

2019 130th anniversary

2020 Commissioning of an e-boosting system for one furnace