Who owns Pyrex?
Pyrex is made and sold by Corelle Brands (the United States) under licence; Corelle Brands does not own the name.[1] The Pyrex name is owned by Corning Incorporated.
Evidence: Our Brands - Corelle Brands (with Company history page), Corelle Brands LLC. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Corelle Brands LLC reported
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, Downers Grove
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1915
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Furniture & furnishings › Cookware & tableware
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pyrex
Pyrex is glass bakeware and kitchenware, and Corelle Brands dates its history to 1915, when the brand launched its first twelve heat-resistant glass bakeware products. The company states that the PYREX trademark is a registered trademark of Corning Incorporated used under licence by Corelle Brands LLC, which runs a Pyrex manufacturing plant in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. The licence is for the products sold by Corelle Brands.
Ownership timeline of Pyrex
Where Pyrex sits in Corelle Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Corelle Brands
Corelle Brands controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- Chicago Cutlery (1930)
- Corelle (1970)
- Visions (1980)
Other brands in cookware & tableware, and who owns them
The 36 brands in cookware & tableware on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Fiskars Group, with 10; Corelle Brands has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arabia | Fiskars Group | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Fitz and Floyd | Lifetime Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Nambé | Portmeirion Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Ballarini | ZWILLING | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| like. by Villeroy & Boch | Villeroy & Boch | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Mark and Graham | Williams-Sonoma | 🇺🇸 United States |
| mychef | Dorco | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| FOX Home | Fox Group | 🇮🇱 Israel |
About the owner: Corelle Brands
Corelle Brands is a privately held company headquartered in Downers Grove, United States.
Corelle Brands LLC is a privately held US maker of tableware, bakeware, cookware, food storage and knives, headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, with manufacturing in the United States and the Asia-Pacific region. It owns Corelle, Snapware, Chicago Cutlery and the Visions cookware line, and markets Pyrex and CorningWare under licence from Corning Incorporated, which owns those two trademarks. Instant Brands (Instant Pot) is also named on its site but is recorded under its own parent on Brandtree.
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🇺🇸 Pyrex and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Pyrex is not one of them.
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- Alamo Cement — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- American Olean — Mohawk 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Pyrex?
Corelle Brands makes and sells Pyrex under a licensing agreement.
Does Corelle Brands own Pyrex?
No. Corelle Brands holds a licence to make and sell Pyrex, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Pyrex come from?
Pyrex originated in the United States in 1915.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Our Brands - Corelle Brands (with Company history page) — Corelle Brands LLC, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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