COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 327213

Glass Container Manufacturing

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

24companies1623–1993founding years24still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedPochet SAFoundedPochet SA
1623
FoundedWheaton Science Products
1888
FoundedCarl-Zeiss-StiftungFoundedCarl-Zeiss-Stiftung
1889
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedCristalerias de Chile S.A.
1904
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
FoundedRexam PLCFoundedRexam PLC
1910
FoundedAdolph Coors CompanyFoundedSan Miguel CorporationFoundedSan Miguel Corporation
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedGrupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V.
1925
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedVidrala S.A.FoundedVidrala S.A.
1965
FoundedGroupe Danone
1966
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
1980
EnvironmentSuperfund law makes polluters pay for cleanup.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedAlltrista CorporationFoundedAlltrista CorporationFoundedLibbey Inc.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Pochet SA →
Active · founded 1623 · France
With an activity dating back to the 17th century, Pochet SA has remained a force in France's glass-making industry by…
Pochet SA →
Active · founded 1623 · France
With an activity dating back to the 17th century, Pochet SA has remained a force in France's glass-making industry by…
Wheaton Science Products →
Active · founded 1888
With origins in glass production dating back to 1888, Wheaton Science Products is a wholly owned subsidiary of and…
Wheaton Science Products →
Active · founded 1888
With origins in glass production dating back to 1888, Wheaton Science Products is a wholly owned subsidiary of and…
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung →
Active · founded 1889 · Germany
The Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, a 'juridical person' under German civil law, is the sole owner of two industrial enterprises,…
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung →
Active · founded 1889 · Germany
The Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, a 'juridical person' under German civil law, is the sole owner of two industrial enterprises,…
Cristalerias de Chile S.A. →
Active · founded 1904 · Chile
Cristalerias de Chile S.A., or Cristalchile, is that country's leading producer of glass and plastic containers and…
Cristalerias de Chile S.A. →
Active · founded 1904 · Chile
Cristalerias de Chile S.A., or Cristalchile, is that country's leading producer of glass and plastic containers and…
Rexam PLC →
Active · founded 1910 · United Kingdom
Rexam PLC is one of the world's ten largest consumer packaging companies.
Rexam PLC →
Active · founded 1910 · United Kingdom
Rexam PLC is one of the world's ten largest consumer packaging companies.
Adolph Coors Company →
Active · founded 1913
Adolph Coors Company is the only family-owned brewery in the United States that was able to survive the late…
Adolph Coors Company →
Active · founded 1913
Adolph Coors Company is the only family-owned brewery in the United States that was able to survive the late…
San Miguel Corporation →
Active · founded 1913 · Philippines
Best known for its internationally distributed beer, San Miguel Corporation can only be described in superlatives.
San Miguel Corporation →
Active · founded 1913 · Philippines
Best known for its internationally distributed beer, San Miguel Corporation can only be described in superlatives.
Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1925 · Mexico
Grupo Modelo, S.A.
Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1925 · Mexico
Grupo Modelo, S.A.
Vidrala S.A. →
Active · founded 1965 · Spain
Vidrala S.A.
Vidrala S.A. →
Active · founded 1965 · Spain
Vidrala S.A.
Groupe Danone →
Active · founded 1966 · France
Known until 1994 as BSN Groupe S.A., Groupe Danone is one of the largest food companies in the world.
Groupe Danone →
Active · founded 1966 · France
Known until 1994 as BSN Groupe S.A., Groupe Danone is one of the largest food companies in the world.
Alltrista Corporation →
Active · founded 1993
Alltrista Corporation was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Ball Corporation, which spun it off in 1993.
Alltrista Corporation →
Active · founded 1993
Alltrista Corporation was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Ball Corporation, which spun it off in 1993.
Libbey Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
Libbey Inc.
Libbey Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
Libbey Inc.
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