Company Profile
OSRAM SYLVANIA
Company Overview
OSRAM SYLVANIA is the North American business of OSRAM GmbH of Germany, one of the world's largest lighting manufacturers and part of the Siemens family of companies. The company manufactures and markets a wide range of lighting products and precision materials and components for business and industry, consumers, for the automotive industry, and for the computer, aerospace and other major industries worldwide. It employs about 11,200 people in North America and is headquartered in Danvers, Mass.
OSRAM SYLVANIA has 17 manufacturing plants, one equipment assembly operation and eleven research and development laboratories, along with a network of sales offices and distribution centers serving all of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Most of the company's products are marketed in North and South America under the SYLVANIA or OSRAM brand name.
Company History
OSRAM SYLVANIA traces its roots back to the early 20th century, a time of unprecedented discovery and innovation. For more than century, that spirit of innovation and a commitment to quality have helped define our company as the leader of the lighting industry.
In 1919, three companies - AEG, Siemens & Halske AG and Deutsche Gasglühlicht AG, better known as Auer-Gesellschaft, pooled their resources for producing filament lamps. Today, Siemens AG is the sole shareholder in the resulting company, OSRAM GmbH.
The name OSRAM derives from the names of two elements - Osmium, a metal, and Wolfram, the German word for tungsten. The OSRAM trade name was registered in 1906, making it one of the oldest internationally recognized trade names. OSRAM celebrates 100 years in 2006.