Insolvency shock: Last solar glass manufacturer in Europe's bankruptcy!

Insolvency shock: Last solar glass manufacturer in Europe's bankruptcy!

Tschernitz, Deutschland - Today, on July 7, 2025, there is a bitter setback for the European solar industry: The Brandenburg (GMB) glass manufacturer has filed for bankruptcy. This makes the company, which has been producing solar glass for around 15 years, the last representative of this industry in Europe. The bankruptcy application was submitted to the Cottbus district court on Friday and affects a total of around 250 jobs, of which 243 employees were already in short work. This reports n-tv.de .

The situation in Tschernitz in the Spree-Neiße district is particularly critical. Here you can see a difficult blow for the region that has little industry anyway. The district administrator Harald Altkrüger emphasizes that bankruptcy is an immense challenge for the employees and announced support for those affected. State Economic Minister Daniel Keller also regretted his regret about bankruptcy and leads the difficult competitive conditions in the European solar industry as a central point. In particular, the competition from subsidized products from China represents a threat to the existence for the GMB, as managing director Nico Succolowsky explains. An improvement in the framework conditions hoped for in the industry failed to materialize, the latest draft law of the Federal Government was passed without the necessary support, according to rbb24.de .

EU activities and challenges

The GMB's bankruptcy again highlights the challenges that the entire industry is facing. According to Anna Cavazzini, a voice in the European Parliament, it is essential that the European Union is not falling behind, while the global race for green industry and sustainable technologies progresses. A fair competition must be guaranteed in order to counteract the dumping by products that undermine the social and environmental standards. It calls for the strengthening of the regulatory framework of the Green Deal as well as measures to strategic promotion of sustainable products through public procurement. Short -term measures are just as necessary as structural reforms of the customs union to banish illegitimate products from the market, according to europarl.europa.eu

conclusion and outlook

It remains to be hoped that the bankruptcy of the last European solar glass manufactory does not mean the final end of the industry. The current situation underlines the need for an intensive review and adaptation of the political framework in order to promote domestic production and to make the solar industry competitive again in Europe. If not soon solutions are found, the European solar industry could get serious difficulties.