Vitro

Mexican manufacturing company

This article is about the Mexican multinational. For the former American manufacturing company, see Vitro Corporation.

Vitro, S.A.B de C.V.

Company type| Public

Traded as

| BMV: VITRO A
Industry| Glass
Founded| 1909; 116 years ago (1909)
Founder| Roberto G. Sada García
Headquarters| Mexico Ricardo Margáin 400, Valle del Campestre, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León

Area served

| Worldwide

Key people

| Adrián G. Sada González
(Chairman)
Adrián G. Sada Cueva
(CEO)
Products| Glass containers, float glass, automotive glass, chemicals, machinery, and equipment
Revenue| US$ 2.1 billion (2016)

Net Income       - US$400Million

Employees = 15000
Website| Vitro.com

Vitro is the largest glass producer in Mexico and one of the world's largest organizations in the glass industry. Founded in 1909 in Monterrey, Mexico, this corporation has 30 subsidiaries in Mexico, United States, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama.

Its companies produce, distribute, and market a wide range of glass articles, which are part of the daily life of millions of people in 34 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. It was founded by Roberto Sada Muguerza in 1909. It is one of the world's largest glass producers. In 2015 it sold its part of glass bottles to Owens Illinois for $2.15 billion.[1] Vitro now focuses on producing flat glass.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

25°38′56″N 100°21′11″W﻿ / ﻿25.6490°N 100.3531°W﻿ / 25.6490; -100.3531

## References

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1. ^ "Owens-Illinois to buy Mexico's Vitro's glass container business". Retrieved 2022-01-12.