Manufacturer of glass packaging: bottles and jars from 100 ml to 5 l for the beverage and food industry.
Verallia Deutschland AG
Bad Wurzach · Neuburg an der Donau · Essen · WirgesNew on Amplifa
About Verallia Deutschland
Verallia Deutschland AG is a German container glass manufacturer headquartered in Bad Wurzach. The company produces bottles and jars for all types of beverages as well as foodstuffs and consumables, with fill volumes from 100 ml to 5 l, both in standardized shapes and to customer-specific requirements for recyclable single-trip or multi-trip use. The portfolio covers the areas of wine/sparkling wine, beer, non-alcoholic beverages, spirits and food. Around 1,400 employees work at the four German production sites in Bad Wurzach, Neuburg an der Donau, Essen and Wirges; production runs all year round. The service offering includes packaging concept and design, decoration (including screen printing) and glass recycling. Verallia Deutschland belongs to the internationally active Verallia Group, which generated revenue of around €3.3 billion in 2025 and has further plants in Eastern Europe.
- Site
- Bad Wurzach
- Processes
- Production of container glass (bottles and jars for beverages as well as foodstuffs and consumables), Fully automated mass production of glass containers, Production of recyclable single-trip and multi-trip glass packaging (standardized shapes and, Concept, production and recycling of glass packaging (bottles and pots, including, Sérigraphie (screen-print decoration) of glass bottles, Concept and design of glass packaging, Production of bottles and jars (100 ml to 5 l), Recycling / glass recycling
- Materials
- Flint glass (flint/extra-blanc), Green glass, Olive glass, Extra-flint glass, Georgia Green (glass color), Flint glass, Georgia Green, Sérigraphie (screen-print decoration)
- Founded
- 1946
- Employees
- 1400 (Verallia
- Industries
- Food industry, Beverage industry, Wine/sparkling wine, Beer, Non-alcoholic beverages, Spirits
- 01
Concept and design of the glass packaging
- 02
Glass melting and container forming
- 03
Decoration/finishing (including screen printing)
- 04
Quality inspection and shipping
- 05
Glass recycling
Glass types and processes
Flint glass
Standard color for bottles and jars in all beverage and food segments.
Extra-flint glass
Extra-white glass quality for premium applications such as spirits and wines.
Green glass
Used for wine, sparkling wine and beer packaging.
Olive glass
Glass color for wine and specialty applications.
Georgia Green
Glass color among others for sparkling wine bottles such as the Ibiza model.
Sérigraphie (screen-print decoration)
Process for decorating glass bottles.
Sites
Bad Wurzach
DEHeadquarters and production site
- Part weight / size
- Fill volume 100 ml – 5 l
- Lot size
- Large-scale series
- Materials
- Flint glass, green, olive and extra-flint glass
- Melting tanks
Neuburg an der Donau
DEProduction site
Essen
DEProduction site (Ruhrglas)
Wirges
DEProduction site (Westerwald AG)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of container glass (bottles and jars for beverages as well as foodstuffs and consumables)Casting | – | – | 100 ml (fill volume) – 5 l (fill volume) | – | Glass (flint glass, green, flint and olive glass, |
| Fully automated mass production of glass containersCasting | – | – | – | – | Glass |
| Production of recyclable single-trip and multi-trip glass packaging (standardized shapes andCasting | – | – | – | – | Glass |
| Concept, production and recycling of glass packaging (bottles and pots, includingCasting | – | – | – | – | Glass |
| Sérigraphie (screen-print decoration) of glass bottlesSurface | – | – | – | – | Glass |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melting tanks (historical, heated with peat gas at the 1946 founding) | – | – | – | 1946 | Bad Wurzach |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1946
Foundation of Oberland Glas GmbH in Bad Wurzach with peat-gas-fired melting tanks.
- 1956
Harry Wiegand takes over the plant and automates production to mass production at a quality level.
- 1983
Acquisition of the glass plant in Neuburg an der Donau.
- 1986
Stock market listing of Oberland Glas AG.
- 1988
Acquisition of Ruhrglas GmbH in Essen and Westerwald AG in Wirges; beginning equity participation by Saint-Gobain.
- 1991
Saint-Gobain acquires the majority stake of 60%.
- 1997
Sale of RKL Ruhr Kristall Glas AG to Bormioli S.p.A.; focus on container glass.
- 2000
Renaming to Saint-Gobain Oberland AG.
- 2004
Stake in Kavminsteklo ZAO, Russia.
- 2005
Sale of the glass block division and acquisition of 79.7% of Consumers-Sklo-Zorya, Ukraine.
- 2008
Acquisition of more than 90% of the shares in Kamyshinsky Steklotarny Zawod, Russia.
- 2010
Introduction of the Verallia brand for Saint-Gobain's glass packaging division.
- 2015
Saint-Gobain sells Verallia to Apollo Global Management.
- 2016
Renaming to Verallia Deutschland AG.
- 2019
The Zorya plant is renamed Private JSC Verallia Ukraine.
- 2022
Squeeze-out; the Verallia Group becomes sole shareholder, end of stock exchange listing in December.