Corning Harrodsburg Plant (Gorilla Glass)
Corning Incorporated, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Corning's plant in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, opened in 1952 making optical glass and became the center of its LCD glass business in the 1980s. It now makes Corning Gorilla Glass, the cover glass used on mobile devices. Corning calls it the company's center of excellence for glass melting and fusion draw.
- Company
- Corning Incorporated
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1952
- Employees
- Not stated
- Industry
- Electronics
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
What is made here
Corning Gorilla Glass cover glass and other display glass made by fusion draw.
Facts
| Opened | Opened in 1952 as a precision glass plant making optical glass (company: corning.com) |
|---|---|
| LCD shift | Converted in the mid-1980s into the center of Corning's LCD glass business (company: corning.com) |
| Fusion draw | Engineers at the plant made a key breakthrough in fusion-draw manufacturing; it is Corning's glass-melting and fusion Center of Excellence (company: corning.com) |
| Expansion | Expanded five times; a $180 million expansion in 2010 added Gorilla Glass and photovoltaic glass capacity (company: corning.com) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
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Sources
- Corning: Harrodsburg 60th (company, checked November 11, 2026)
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