Corma Inc. is a manufacturer of corrugated plastic pipe production systems headquartered in the Concord neighborhood of Vaughan, Canada. The company's headquarters and principal manufacturing plant are located in Concord, Ontario. Corma also maintains its own aluminum alloy foundry, located in Forest, Ontario, where it forms the mold blocks used in its corrugators. Corma also has a plant in Shanghai, China. Corma has sales and service offices in Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, and Portugal.
Corma is a major producer of corrugated pipes, and one of the world's largest producers of it. Corma also produces mold blocks, extruders, and drilling machines.
History Corma's first M600 corrugated plastic pipe-making machine, also known as a corrugator, was delivered to Akatherm in Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1974. In 1978, Corma applied for their first patents in double-wall pipe production and vacuum forming. Over the years Corma received patents for mold block technologies, Internal pipe cooling, inline coupling, and many other quality enhancing technologies. In total, Corma has applied for, and received, more than 300 patents since 1973.
In 2006, Corma established the Corma Shanghai Co. Ltd. sales/service office and manufacturing centre in the People's Republic of China.
Patents Corma Inc. holds over 300 patents related to corrugators. The company continues to defend its patents from infringement by other companies.
Awards and recognition 2012 – Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012 - Vaughan Chamber of Commerce – Business of the Year Award – Exporter 2011 - Vaughan Chamber of Commerce – Business of the Year Award – Technological Excellence 2010 - Federation des Plastiques et Alliances Composites, Honoris Innova Award – Commercialization. 2009 - Vaughan Chamber of Commerce – Exporter of the Year Award 2007 - CPIA Canadian Plastics Industry Association – Leader of the Year Award – Manfred Lupke – CEO of Corma 2005 - Vaughan Chamber of Commerce – Exporter of the Year Award 2003 - Vaughan Chamber of Commerce – Company of the Year Award 2001 - Vaughan Chamber of Commerce – Exporter of the year Award, Finalist 2000 - Vaughan Chamber of Commerce – Exporter of the year Award, Finalist 1999 - Vaughan Chamber of Commerce – Exporter of the year Award
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