Brandenburg's solar glass manufacturer reports bankruptcy - 300 jobs in danger!

Brandenburg's solar glass manufacturer reports bankruptcy - 300 jobs in danger!

In a surprising turn, Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH in Tschernitz has filed for bankruptcy, which many affected and beyond. Around 300 jobs are lost, which significantly endangered economic stability in Lusatia. The company, which is the last solar glass manufacturer in Europe, has long been faced with considerable financial difficulties, especially due to the strong competition and low prices from China. According to Merkur , Brandenburg's Economic Minister Daniel Keller has tried to save the location and now calls for measures to secure the competitive Solar industry.

The causes of bankruptcy are complex. Foreign providers, especially Chinese manufacturers, set prices so low that the domestic industry is under massive pressure. In addition, high energy and production costs ensure that operating costs in Germany increase. Last year, the GMB tried to come at short notice to come at short-term applications such as a resilience bonus, but without the hoped-for success. 247 employees have been in short -time work since March 2025, which only underlined the unstoppable downward trend. The political attempts to avert the closure also remained without fruits, such as BleiteTicker reported.

The location of the solar industry

This bankruptcy is not the first of its kind in the German solar industry. The industry experienced a severe decline in 2024 after recording a boom in 2022 and 2023. Due to the Ukraine War, gas prices rose, which drove the energy transition, but the subsequent market situation is very challenging. Many other companies such as special suns, Amia Energy, Enersol and Zolar have also registered bankruptcy or their business has hired. This questions the future of photovoltaic expansion goals in Germany, since important components such as solar glass have to be imported almost exclusively, such as the Fr explained.

The glass manufacturer not only has a high priority for many families, but is also an important part of the regional economy. The loss of the work has an impact on the employees, but also on numerous suppliers and service providers in the area. The district administrator of the region, Harald Altkrüger, sees the closure as a serious threat to the economic structure and has announced support for the employees concerned.

The Europe -wide dependence on Chinese products is a warning signal that urges to rethink. Without specific measures to strengthen domestic production, Germany could not only lose valuable jobs, but also get into critical dependence on international supply chains. The worries are mixed, because while experts predict a medium -term recovery of the market, is advised against the sustainable growth rates of previous years.