Raesch Quarz
Raesch Quarz (Germany) GmbH, founded 1992 in Ilmenau, manufactures high-purity quartz glass tubes, rods, resized tubes, and Novosil translucent tubing via a proprietary single-stage drawing process, supplying semiconductor, optical fiber, chemical, specialty lighting, and laboratory glass customers globally through direct sales and a regional partner network.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1992
- HeadquartersIlmenau, Germany
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Raesch Quarz does
Raesch Quarz (Germany) GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer of high-purity quartz glass products, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Ilmenau, Thuringia, with an additional R&D office in Scheemda, Netherlands (Raesch Technologies B.V.). The company produces four core semi-finished quartz glass product families — quartz glass tubes (outer diameters 13-310mm), quartz glass rods (10-42mm), resized tubes (50-950mm via the in-house Resize-Zentrum rotation process), and translucent Novosil satin quartz tubes (5-20mm) — using a proprietary single-stage drawing process (einstufiges Ziehverfahren) and US-sourced raw materials for high purity. Further processed components include quartz boats for wafer refinement, process cylinders, quartz glass carriers, dummy/handle rods, and quartz tubing for short-arc and UV emitters.
The company serves industrial customers across five end-segments: semiconductor manufacturing (primary, for wafer refinement), optical fiber production (primary, as starting materials and process components), chemical processing, specialty lighting (UV and short-arc lamps), and laboratory glass apparatus construction. It holds DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 quality and DIN EN ISO 50001:2018 energy management certifications. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of quartz glass products with custom dimensional specifications, delivered via direct enterprise field sales for Europe and North America and through a network of regional channel partners spanning China, Japan, South Korea, India, Hong Kong, the UK, and Brazil. The firm has 51-100 employees, no publicly disclosed revenue, and no disclosed external investment or ownership structure beyond apparent founder/management control.
Raesch Quarz firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Raesch Quarz
- Legal name
- Raesch Quarz (Germany) GmbH
- Website
- https://raesch.net
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1992
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Raesch Quarz (Germany) GmbH, founded 1992 in Ilmenau, manufactures high-purity quartz glass tubes, rods, resized tubes, and Novosil translucent tubing via a proprietary single-stage drawing process, supplying semiconductor, optical fiber, chemical, specialty lighting, and laboratory glass customers globally through direct sales and a regional partner network.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Raesch Quarz industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Quartz Glass Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing (32721), Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing (327212)
- SIC
- Glass & Glassware, Pressed Or Blown (3220)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Glass Fabrication & Processing Services (Cutting/Edging/Drilling/Polishing) (IMADAHAI)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Silica (Quartz, Fumed, Precipitated) (IMAEAFAD)
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Where Raesch Quarz is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ilmenau
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Raesch Quarz business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Quartz glass product sales: Raesch Quarz generates revenue through the development, manufacture, and distribution of quartz glass tubes, quartz glass rods, translucent quartz tubing (Novosil), and resized tubes. Products are sold directly and through a global network of sales partners to industrial customers in semiconductor, optical fiber, chemical, and lighting industries. The company also produces starting materials for laboratory glass apparatus construction.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Raesch Quarz product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Raesch Quarz (Germany) GmbH manufactures high-purity quartz glass tubes, quartz glass rods, resized tubes, and translucent Novosil satin quartz tubing using a single-stage drawing process (einstufiges Ziehverfahren) and an in-house rotation process (Resize-Zentrum). These semi-finished quartz glass products serve industrial customers in semiconductor wafer processing, optical fiber manufacturing, chemical processing equipment, and special light source (UV/short-arc lamp) production.
Product overview
Raesch Quarz (Germany) GmbH is a manufacturer of quartz glass products with a focus on quartz glass tubes and quartz glass rods. The company operates a single unified product line centered on four core quartz glass semi-finished products: Quarzglasrohre (quartz glass tubes with outer diameters 13-310mm), Quarzglasstäbe (quartz glass rods with outer diameters 10-42mm), Resize-Rohre (resized tubes with outer diameters 50-950mm for custom processing), and Quarzgutrohre/Satin quartz tubes (translucent Novosil tubes with outer diameters 5-20mm). These products form the foundation for further processing into finished components such as quartz boats for semiconductor wafer processing, process cylinders, quartz glass carriers, dummy rods, handle rods, and components for special light sources including UV lamps and short-arc emitters. The company offers individual customization and refinement services, positioning itself as a specialist for quartz glass finishing in addition to production.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Novosil®: Translucent quartz tubing brand produced in a single-stage process
Products and services
- Quarzglasrohre (Quartz Glass Tubes) High-precision quartz glass tubes produced using a single-stage drawing process, featuring outer diameters of 13 to 310 mm, wall thicknesses of 1 to 8 mm, and maximum lengths of 3,500 mm. Suitable for further processing and refinement according to customer specifications in semiconductor, optical fiber, chemical, and lighting applications.
- Quarzglasstäbe (Quartz Glass Rods) Quartz glass rods produced from high-purity raw materials, with outer diameters of 10 to 42 mm and maximum lengths of 1,650 mm. Particularly suitable as quartz boats for wafer refinement in the semiconductor industry and for manufacturing optical fibers.
- Resize-Rohre (Resized Tubes) Quartz glass tubes refined in-house using a rotation process for customer-specific manufacturing processes previously produced by direct drawing. Featuring outer diameters of 50 to 950 mm and wall thicknesses of 2 to 9 mm.
- Quarzgutrohre (Novosil Satin Quartz Tubes) Translucent Novosil satin quartz tubes produced in a single-stage process using high-quality raw materials sourced from Germany. Feature outer diameters of 5 to 20 mm and wall thicknesses of 0.5 to 2 mm.
Companies that use Raesch Quarz
Customer profileSegments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Raesch Quarz technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Raesch Quarz partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- MBC TradecoreBrazil-based distribution company serving as Raesch's sales partner for South America since September 2018. MBC Trade has been a successful provider of UV lamps, UV components and UV equipment, and is a key market for quartz glass products. The partnership is expected to significantly expand Raesch's presence in the South American market, particularly in the automotive and semiconductor manufacturing sectors.
- Geo-Lite Lighting & Components Co., LtdcoreRaesch Quarz's Chinese sales partner since 2008. Geolite provides excellent service in the promising Chinese market and is one of Raesch's fastest-growing sales partners. Both companies are among the world's leading suppliers of quartz glass products in the optical fiber and semiconductor sectors. They celebrated a decade of successful cooperation in 2018.
- Hitek Quartz LtdcoreSales partner in Japan. Contact: Mr. Satoshi Hayashiguchi, 4-7-11-206 Kasuya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0063, Japan.
- IR TechcoreSales partner in South Korea. Contact: Mr. Jin-Haeng Lee, 11 Dong 1145 Ho, B Land, Steeland, 21 Oido-ro, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
- Enterprise Q LtdcoreSales partner in the United Kingdom. Contact: Luke Haidinger, Fairhills Industrial Park, Tallow Way, Irlam, Manchester, M44 6RJ, United Kingdom.
- VED International Saga Environment Pvt. Ltd.coreSales partner in India. Contact: Mr. Sagar Ved, Plot No. 82, A/118, Road No. 70, Journalist Colony, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500 033, India.
- Pioneer Semicon Materials Private LimitedcoreSales partner in India. Contact: Ketan Deshpande, Plot No 7 & 8, Sector 5, Auric – Shendra, MITL, Chh.Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra-431007, India.
- Almaco International LimitedcoreSales partner in Hong Kong. Contact: Alen Lau, Unit 917B, 9/F, Tower A, New Mandarin Plaza, No.14 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Raesch Technologies B.V.coreTechnology development entity located in Scheemda, Netherlands (Stationsstraat 11, NL-9679 EA Scheemda), operating as an extension of the company's R&D and technology development capabilities.
- Technical Universities and Research InstitutionsminorLong-term cooperations with technical universities (TU Ilmenau, TU Bergakademie Freiberg) and research institutions. These partnerships enable state-of-the-art measurement technologies for material analysis and support innovative research related to quartz glass and other technology disciplines.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Raesch Quarz competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Heraeus Conamic: World's largest quartz glass manufacturer, producing tubes, rods, and fabricated components for semiconductor, optical fiber, and lighting applications — directly competing with Raesch across all primary product lines and end markets.
- Ohara Corporation: Japanese specialty glass manufacturer producing high-purity quartz and optical glass for semiconductor, photonics, and lighting applications — comparable product portfolio and customer overlap with Raesch.
- QSIL GmbH: German specialty quartz glass manufacturer (formerly Philips Quartz) producing tubes, rods, and ingots for semiconductor and lighting industries. Headquartered in Germany with similar customer overlap to Raesch.
- Plan Optik AG: German specialty glass and wafer manufacturer producing structured glass, quartz, and borosilicate components for semiconductor, photonics, and MEMS applications — comparable niche specialty manufacturer serving adjacent industrial markets.
- Momentive Performance Materials (Quartz): Global quartz and ceramics business (formerly GE Quartz) producing fused silica tubes and components for semiconductor wafer processing and fiber optics — a primary competitor in Raesch's core segments.
- Tosoh Quartz (Tosoh SGM): Japanese manufacturer of high-purity quartz glass for semiconductor and solar applications, serving the same primary customers as Raesch with comparable tubing and rod product formats.
Broad incumbents
- Schott AG: German specialty glass manufacturer with broad portfolio including quartz and technical glass for industrial applications. Larger and more diversified than Raesch, but overlapping in industrial specialty glass markets.
- Shin-Etsu Chemical: Diversified Japanese chemicals and specialty materials giant with significant quartz glass operations serving semiconductor wafer processing and optical fiber markets — broader portfolio but overlapping product categories with Raesch.
- Corning Incorporated: US specialty glass leader dominating optical fiber and display glass markets, with materials also used in semiconductor applications. Larger scale and broader portfolio than Raesch, but adjacent in industrial glass categories.
- Saint-Gobain: Global materials giant with specialty glass and high-performance materials divisions serving industrial and semiconductor-adjacent markets. Larger and more diversified, with overlapping industrial glass capabilities.
Market position
Strengths1 record
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Raesch Quarz social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
Raesch Quarz financial estimates
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Raesch Quarz leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Raesch Quarz funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Raesch Quarz M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Raesch Quarz
What does Raesch Quarz do?
Raesch Quarz (Germany) GmbH manufactures high-purity quartz glass tubes, quartz glass rods, resized tubes, and translucent Novosil satin quartz tubing using a single-stage drawing process (einstufiges Ziehverfahren) and an in-house rotation process (Resize-Zentrum). These semi-finished quartz glass products serve industrial customers in semiconductor wafer processing, optical fiber manufacturing, chemical processing equipment, and special light source (UV/short-arc lamp) production.
Is Raesch Quarz a public or private company?
Raesch Quarz is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Raesch Quarz founded?
Raesch Quarz was founded in 1992. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Raesch Quarz based?
Raesch Quarz is headquartered in Ilmenau, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Raesch Quarz make money?
One revenue line is on record: quartz glass product sales.
Who are Raesch Quarz's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Heraeus Conamic, Ohara Corporation, QSIL GmbH, Plan Optik AG, Momentive Performance Materials (Quartz) and Tosoh Quartz (Tosoh SGM). Broad incumbents are Schott AG, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Corning Incorporated and Saint-Gobain.
Does Raesch Quarz have an API?
No public API is recorded for Raesch Quarz.
What industry is Raesch Quarz in?
Raesch Quarz's product category is Quartz Glass Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADAHAI, Glass Fabrication & Processing Services (Cutting/Edging/Drilling/Polishing), with a secondary code of IMAEAFAD, Silica (Quartz, Fumed, Precipitated). Its NAICS code is 32721 and its SIC code is 3220.