In July 1957, the Council of Ministers’ Planning Commission (the Central Board for the Glass Industry) proposed an overall location for its new glassworks entitled “Huta Szkła Okiennego” (Window Glassworks). It was founded as a state-owned company in Sandomierz on September 30, 1958.
The Council of Ministers’ Economic Committee approved the project at the end of 1959, and construction began in the summer of 1960.