What does MacBeth-Evans have to do with Opal Pyrex and Corelle?

Monax, the opal glass formula produced by MacBeth-Evans since the 1920s, was fundamental to the development of Opal Pyrex in the 1940s.  And the plant in which Corelle was produced for decades was built on production technology also invented by that same company in the 1930s.

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What is the difference between Corning Ware and Corningware?

There is a distinction between the brand names Corning Ware and Corningware.  Corning Inc. is the current owner of these names as well as the Pyrex name and even domain names like corningwarestores.com.  Corning Inc. grants permission to World Kitchen to ...

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What happened to Corning Glass Works?  What about World Kitchen?

In 1989 Corning Glass Works changed its name to Corning Incorporated to reflect its modern image as a global high-tech company.  Consumer glassware had been its mainstay for decades but Corning had also become a leader in fibre-optic technology.  The production of glass kitchenware was ...

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