2008
Chrysler awarded Corning with the 2007 Chrysler Supplier Pentastar Award for excellent performance and delivery of ceramic substrates.
2007
Corning celebrates the completed expansion of its clean-air products facility, Corning Shanghai Company Ltd.
Corning announces the introduction of the Celcor® 600/2 substrate, a next-generation ceramic substrate for light-duty gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles.
Corning expands the availability of Corning DuraTrap® AT and Corning DuraTrap® AC filters for use in heavy-duty on-road and non-road applications to help engine and vehicle manufacturers meet tightening emissions control regulations while maintaining performance objectives.
Corning announces plans to update its Sullivan Park Research and Development campus with $300 million in facility improvements with an estimated completion date of 2013.
2006
Corning introduces the Corning DuraTrap® AC filter; the first cordierite-based filter available in large-scale production, designed for use in light-duty applications.
Corning diesel manufacturing facility begins high volume production of DuraTrap® filters and Celcor® substrates to meet the needs of its U.S. 2007 customers.
2005
Corning announces expansion of recently opened diesel products manufacturing plant to meet the emerging needs of customers worldwide for clean-diesel technology.
The team of Corning scientists who invented the original cellular ceramic substrate in the early 1970s are awarded the US National Medal of Technology.
The Corning DuraTrap® AT filter – an aluminum titanate-based filter – is launched and made available for use on diesel-fueled passenger vehicles.
2004
Corning begins production of large advanced ceramic substrates at newly opened diesel manufacturing facility in Erwin, New York.
Corning celebrates 30 years of supplying advanced ceramic substrates for catalytic converters used on vehicles worldwide.
2001
Corning announces plan for a new $200 million diesel products manufacturing plant in Erwin, New York. The plant will produce substrates and filters to help medium- and heavy-duty diesel engine and vehicle producers meet emissions regulations set for implementation in 2007.
Corning begins producing cellular ceramic substrates at its newly completed manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China.
2000
Corning opens substrate plant in South Africa to better meet the needs of the global automotive industry.
1999
Corning breaks ground for a new substrate manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China. The plant will help meet the growing market demand as Asian automotive emissions standards evolve.
Corning introduces 900/2 and 600/3 ultra-thinwall substrates with first applications on model year 2001 vehicles.
1998
Corning introduces 600/4 and 400/4 thinwall substrates with first applications on model year 1999 vehicles.
1990
Congress amends the Clean Air Act to require further reductions in HC, CO, NOx, and particulate emissions.
1988
Blacksburg, Virginia, plant begins operations to meet increased worldwide demand for automotive catalyst supports.
1986
Corning builds substrate plant in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to supply growing market as European automotive emissions standards evolve.
1981
New cars begin using three-way catalytic converters, which can also lower oxide of nitrogen (NOx) emissions.
1979
Further research results in the new, thinner-walled 400 cpsi/6.5 mil (0.0065 in./0.165 mm) product.
1976
Corning product development yields a substrate with 300 cpsi/12 mil cell wall thickness. Increased surface area produces improved conversion efficiency.
1975
The first catalytic converters appear in response to hydrocarbon (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO) standards. Almost 3 million ceramic substrates are used on new autos sold in the U.S.
1974
First commercial shipments of Corning substrates are made in time for 1975 model year. The standard for most automobiles is 200 cells per sq. in. (cpsi)/12 mil (0.012 in./0.305 mm) cell wall thickness.
1973
Ground is broken for a production site in Erwin, New York.
Major American and European automakers select Corning substrates for use in catalytic converters.
1972
Corning scientists develop low-expansion cordierite ceramic composition, which provides the thermal shock and high temperature resistance necessary for automotive application.
1971
First extrusion of cellular ceramic catalyst substrate in Corning’s Research and Development laboratory.
1970
U. S. Congress adopts the first major Clean Air Act, establishes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and issues strong motor vehicle emissions regulations beginning with 1975 models.
Corning begins experimenting with cellular monoliths for catalytic converters.
