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In 1977, Owens-Corning acquired Frye Roofing and began production of fiberglas mat to replace traditional paper mat used in roofing. [13] Owens-Corning sales surpassed $1 billion in 1976, and sales were over $2 billion by 1979. In 1980, Owens Corning entered into a long-standing agreement to use the Pink Panther as its brand mascot.
In 1981, Corning Glass Works began test marketing the cookware in the United States as an imported product under the name “Le CLAIR” rather than VISION due to a trademark conflict over the name. Once the trademark obstacles were overcome, the product finally received an official rollout in the second half of 1983 under the name “VISIONS”.
Corning Ware, also written CorningWare, was originally a brand name for a unique glass-ceramic cookware resistant to thermal shock. It was first introduced in 1958 by Corning Glass Works (later Corning Inc. ) in the United States.
The company was named Corning Glass Works until 1989. [2] Corning divested its consumer product lines (including CorningWare and Visions Pyroceram -based cookware, Corelle Vitrelle tableware, and Pyrex glass bakeware) in 1998 by selling the Corning Consumer Products Company subsidiary (later Corelle Brands ) to Borden .
Borosil primarily manufactures laboratory glassware [4] and microwavable kitchenware in India. It was established in 1962 in collaboration with Corning Glass Works . [ 5 ] In 1988, Corning divested its shareholding to the current Indian promoters.
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Corning spun-off CCPC in 1998 and sold the division to Borden. It acquired General Housewares and Ekco in 1999. [2] [3] As part of the sale to Borden, the company was required to shed the Corning name within three years. [3] The World Kitchen name was adopted in 2000. In 2002 the company filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 and underwent ...
Vycor is the brand name of Corning's high-silica, high-temperature glass. It provides very high thermal shock resistance. Vycor is approximately 96% silica and 4% boron trioxide, but unlike pure fused silica, it can be readily manufactured in a variety of shapes. [citation needed] Vycor can be subject to prolonged usage at 900 °C. [1]