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OUR STORY

From Taiwan to the World.

Since 1958

For more than six decades, XTRA has been turning ideas, craftsmanship and engineering into products made for everyday life.

68 Years · Design · Manufacturing · Innovation

THE BEGINNING

It Started in Taiwan.

What began with vacuumware grew through decades of manufacturing experience, engineering and an understanding of how people around the world live, work and gather.

1958

The beginning of XTRA

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OUR JOURNEY

68 Years of Making Things Last.

1950-2000

1958

Established in Taiwan for trade vacuum wares.

1985-91

The largest supplier of thermal bottles in Taiwan

1990

G.L Productions (HK) Ltd. established & GL plant opened in Conghua, Gunagzhou, China.

1992

First production of double walled stainless steel vacuum jug shipped from Shanghai Plant.

1993

Branch office in Gangzhou opened to monitor shipment quality for entire China.

1998

Global Handel Import & Export GmbH in Bremen, Germany opened.

1980

Started as vacuum manufacturer in Taiwan

1989

The first foreign investment, the vacuum bottle assembly point in the Phillipines.

1991

Liaison office in Shenzhen China opened.

1994

Joint-venture with Awe Scheuig e.k Germany established

1996

Branch office in Guangzhou opened as regional QA/QC office for Southern China.

XTRA Design team created.

From a small beginning in Taiwan to products reaching markets around the world, every decade has shaped who we are today.

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DESIGN × ENGINEERING × CRAFTSMANSHIP

We Learned How to Make Things.
Then We Learned How to Make Them Better.

For decades, manufacturing has been at the heart of XTRA, But experience taught us that making a product is only the beginning.

By bringing design, engineering and craftsmanship together, we continue to rethink the everyday objects people use.

Made with experience. Designed with purpose.

Lesley

PEOPLE BEHIND XTRA

More Than a Company

A Story Passed Forward

XTRA began as a family business in Taiwan in 1958.

Across generations, one thing has remained unchanged — a belief in making everyday products with care, purpose and responsibility.

Today, that spirit continues to guide XTRA as we bring together decades of manufacturing experience with a new generation of design and ideas.

“What we carry forward is not only a business, but a belief in making everyday things better.”

Lesley Lin

CEO, G.L. Productions

DESIGN RECOGNITION

Recognition Along the Way

Good design is never the result of a single moment.
Over the years, XTRA products have been recognized by design organizations around the world — reflecting our continued commitment to thoughtful design, engineering and everyday usability.

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