Talk:Corning Inc.

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Headquarters Location
Confused by the claim that Corning maintains its headquarters in NYC. The world headquarters is very much still Corning, NY. Corning may have some facilities in NYC, but this seems to be tacked on by a misinformed editor. --Johnmalc (talk) 14:10, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

50% market share claim
Removed claim that the company has over 50% of the market share of LCD screens, as it appeared to be a misreading of the source. Coloursoftherainbow (talk) 14:35, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Gorilla Glass
While i think this product deserves a write up of this size, it also dwarfs the article on corning, making this a case of undue weight and recentism. i recommend that this be spun off as its own article immediately, until the time that the corning article is expanded.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 20:58, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Additionally the Gorilla Glass section is taken almost verbatim from http://www.corning.com/gorillaglass/characteristics.aspx Horatiopositronic (talk) 00:43, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

In addition, Corning disputes the statement that Gorilla Glass was developed in 1962; this may need corrected by someone more familiar with the subject. See the following, and reference the question titled "IS IT TRUE THAT CORNING GORILLA GLASS WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN THE 1960S?": http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/faqs/all

I would also like to add my support for a separate Gorilla Glass article, as its widespread use in smartphones and unique properties warrant further detail. The Corning article certainly should contain mention of Gorilla Glass (as it's one of their most well-known products) but should link to the separate (and more comprehensive) article. Eleck (talk) 15:05, 23 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I have created a new article for Gorilla Glass and linked there. It was formerly a redirect to this page. Veritycheck (talk) 13:45, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

This article has the following statement: Corning’s facility in Harrisburg, Kentucky, which had been making LCD displays, was converted almost overnight to make gorilla glass full-time. The city in Kentucky is actually Harrodsburg, Kentucky, not Harrisburg.74.131.29.143 (talk) 04:44, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that catch, 74.131.29.143. Normally i'd encourage you (or anyone) to correct it ~ something as simple as that can be fixed on sight by anyone, but in this particular case the error occurs in a direct quote, so we need to determine whether the mistake is ours (a misquote) or the source's (in which case we'll mark it with sic).  Oddly, the Gorilla glass article has the city correctly as Harrodsburg, referenced to the same source.  I don't have immediate access to the source, but will try to discover which is the situation and act accordingly. Cheers, LindsayHello 10:43, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Pyrex
The Corning 2008 Annual Report refers to Pyrex as one of its "three primary brands" on page 10 and lists it as one of its "principal trademarks" on page 13 http://www.corning.com/investor_relations/financial_reports/2008_annual_report.aspx However, Corning did divest itself of consumer businesses in 1998 including the Corelle, CorningWare, and Pyrex cookware lines now made by World Kitchen LLC.(taken from CorningWare, Pyrex, and World Kitchen.) But Pyrex laboratory equipment is still produced by Corning's Life Sciences segment (2008 Annual Report, p10). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.174.225.214 (talk) 09:43, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Haven't been able to verify that Corning still has an 8% interest in these products, although it certainly still owns the Pyrex trademark (I left it there). So I added the year they divested the kitchenware business, and to whom. I also added "CorningWare" as a separate link.


 * In here, it says "Corning invented and produced Pyrex". I doubt that statement. If you consider Pyrex to be a brand, then of course Corning invented and produced it, but that is trivial. Volkswagen "invented and produced" the Golf, Toyota "invented and produced" the Corolla. Of course. Or you consider Pyrex to be a synonym for borosilicate glass, then the statement is wrong since it was invented by Schott many years before Corning started Pyrex (this is completely undisputed, read Wikipedia on Pyrex). Whichever interpretation of Pyrex you prefer (using it as meaning borosilicate glass is sloppy and contradicted by the fact that many products sold as Pyrex are not made of borosilicate glass), the statement is nonsense. It is true that Pyrex is a well-known brand started by Corning, but that is something different.--146.227.239.9 (talk) 13:42, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Democrat & Chronicle Article
It may be worth looking at and discussing the points brought up in the Democrat & Chronicle piece "Online Information About Corning Riddled With Errors." --Philgomes (talk) 17:40, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
 * That Democrat & Chronicle article is (at least today, 13 May) a dead link.  User:Philgomes, d'you have it, can you give an idea of what it said?  I've read our article briefly this morning, and spent more time with it in the past, and don't see anything strikingly & obviously incorrect, but i am known to be human and therefore prone to error and easily capable of missing things. Cheers, LindsayHello 04:05, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

suggested COI edits at Dow Corning
Hi, I've proposed some additions to Dow Corning on the article's Talk page, here. I'm not editing directly because I have a COI (I work for a communications firm that represents Dow Corning), but I wanted to give a heads up here in case anyone watching this page would be interested in taking a look. I'd be grateful for any feedback. Thank you! Mary Gaulke (talk) 14:24, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

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l've put a big template on Citation needed as I found History section is poorly sourced. JørgenFjelde (talk) 11:24, 23 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I don't mind removing it JørgenFjelde (talk) 11:24, 23 February 2023 (UTC)