Corning is a world leader in the production of high-quality Type I borosilicate glass tubing for injectable drug packaging and direct injection delivery systems. Our services include a wide range of applications, from high-end biologics to standard parenteral injections to diagnostics.
A Leader in Pharmaceutical Glass Tubing
A Leader in Pharmaceutical Glass Tubing
Glass Compositions
Corning® 51 Tubing
Corning® 51 Tubing
51 Expansion Borosilicate Glass Tubing is the global standard for primary packaging for pharmaceutical products for injection. The glass is designed as the long term storage solution for pharmaceuticals with the unique ability to stay chemically inert, while maintaining the integrity and stability of pharmaceutical preparations.
Corning® 51 is produced by Corning on three continents. It has decades of documented industry leading performance and is qualified as the material of choice for customers providing ampoules, vials, syringes, and cartridges to the global pharmaceutical industry. Corning® 51 Glass Tubing complies with international pharmacopoeia standards including EU, USP, JP and YBB.
51 Expansion Borosilicate Glass Tubing is the global standard for injectable pharmaceutical primary packaging products. The glass is designed as the long term storage solution for pharmaceuticals with the unique ability to stay chemically inert, while maintaining the integrity and stability of pharmaceutical preparations.
Corning® 51 is produced by Corning on three continents. It has decades of documented industry leading performance and is qualified as the material of choice for customers providing ampoules, vials, syringes, and cartridges to the global pharmaceutical industry. Corning® 51 Glass Tubing complies with international pharmacopoeia standards including EU, USP, JP and YBB.
Corning® 33 Tubing
Corning® 33 Tubing
33 Expansion Borosilicate Glass Tubing is the North American standard for glass vial products for pharmaceutical injectable preparations and is the material of choice for NA vial converters. This versatile glass is the highest standard laboratory glass of the borosilicate variety with an ASTM E 438 classification of A.
Corning® 33 Glass is produced exclusively at our Vineland, NJ, USA facility, where we operate the world’s largest 33 expansion pharmaceutical tubing furnace. This composition has key characteristics for the pharmaceutical and adjacent industries where chemical durability and depyrogenation require a more robust borosilicate class material.
Originally designed for Laboratory apparatus and adopted as the North American Standard for vials, a Corning® 33 Glass produced vial will stay chemically inert, while maintaining the integrity and stability of pharmaceutical preparations. Corning 33 Glass Tubing complies with international pharmacopoeia standards (EU, USP, JP and YBB) when used as the raw material for vial products.
33 Expansion Borosilicate Glass Tubing is the North American standard for glass vial products for pharmaceutical injectable preparations and is the material of choice for NA vial converters. This versatile glass is the highest standard laboratory glass of the borosilicate variety with an ASTM E 438 classification of A.
Corning® 33 Glass is produced exclusively at our Vineland, NJ, USA facility, where we operate the world’s largest 33 expansion pharmaceutical tubing furnace. This composition has key characteristics for the pharmaceutical and adjacent industries where chemical durability and depyrogenation require a more robust borosilicate class material.
Originally designed for Laboratory apparatus and adopted as the North American Standard for vials, a Corning® 33 Glass produced vial will stay chemically inert, while maintaining the integrity and stability of pharmaceutical preparations. Corning 33 Glass Tubing complies with international pharmacopoeia standards (EU, USP, JP and YBB) when used as the raw material for vial products.
Amber Glass Tubing
Corning® Amber Glass Tubing
51 Expansion Borosilicate Amber Glass tubing is the global standard for primary packaging for pharmaceutical products for injection where Ultraviolet light protection is required for light sensitive applications. The glass has the ability to stay chemically inert, while maintaining the integrity and stability of its contents. The addition of iron and titania coloring agents enhance the Amber material characteristics so the final containers spectral transmission exceeds the UV blocking requirement of both the US and EU Pharmacopoeia.
Corning® 51 Amber is produced by Corning on three continents. Corning® 51 Amber Tubing complies with international pharmacopoeia standards including EU, USP, JP and YBB for both chemical durability and light transmission.
51 Expansion Borosilicate Amber Glass tubing is the global standard for injectable pharmaceutical primary packaging products where Ultraviolet light protection is required for light sensitive applications. The glass has the ability to stay chemically inert, while maintaining the integrity and stability of its contents. The addition of iron and titania coloring agents enhance the Amber material characteristics so the final containers spectral transmission exceeds the UV blocking requirement of both the US and EU Pharmacopoeia.
Corning® 51 Amber is produced by Corning on three continents. Corning® 51 Amber Tubing complies with international pharmacopoeia standards including EU, USP, JP and YBB for both chemical durability and light transmission.
Aluminosilicate Clear Glass Tubing
Aluminosilicate Glass Tubing
Corning’s boron free, aluminosilicate clear glass was specifically designed as the base material for Corning® Valor® Glass vials. The glass is a patented formula that was designed to be chemically strengthened after vial conversion by subjecting the vials to a potassium nitrate bath. This process effectively exchanges the sodium ions on the glass surface with potassium ions. The resulting glass structure produces a vial with superior mechanical strength and enhanced chemical durability.
After treatment, the glass meets updated USP 660 requirements for a Type I glass. Corning’s Valor Glass vials exhibits equivalent or better extractable testing concentrations against a wide range of pHs compared to conventional borosilicate glass. Corning's aluminosilicate tubing easily converters to a vial on industry standard machines with similar working ranges and a coefficient of linear expansion CLTE or CTE of 68.
Corning’s boron free, aluminosilicate clear glass was specifically designed as the base material for Corning® Valor® Glass vials. The glass is a patented formula that was designed to be chemically strengthened after vial conversion by subjecting the vials to a potassium nitrate bath. This process effectively exchanges the sodium ions on the glass surface with potassium ions. The resulting glass structure produces a vial with superior mechanical strength and enhanced chemical durability.
After treatment, the glass meets updated USP 660 requirements for a Type I glass. Corning’s Valor Glass vials exhibits equivalent or better extractable testing concentrations against a wide range of pHs compared to conventional borosilicate glass. Corning's aluminosilicate tubing easily converters to a vial on industry standard machines with similar working ranges and a coefficient of linear expansion CLTE or CTE of 68.
A Focus on Sustainability
A Focus on Sustainability
Corning is paving the way for cleaner air, cleaner water, and healthier generations to come. For Corning Life Sciences this means bringing science to life sustainably and moving forward in our three focus areas – climate initiative, design for sustainability, and stewardship.
As a leader in integrating recycled glass in tube formation, coupled with our significant adoption of solar energy across our facilities and our embrace of alternative melting technologies, Corning is deeply committed to sustainable operations. Our initiatives aim to lessen our environmental footprint while empowering our customers to achieve their sustainability goals.
Contact Information
Contact Information
North America
Corning Pharmaceutical Glass, LLC
563 Crystal Avenue
Vineland, NJ 08360, U.S.A.
Email: cpginfousa@corning.com
Europe
Corning Pharmaceutical Glass S.p.A.
Via Montelungo, 4
56122 Pisa, Italy
Phone: +39-050/56 66 11
Fax: +39-050/56 33 64
Email: cpginfousa@corning.com
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Asia
Corning Pharmaceutical Glass Co., Ltd.
No. 1951 Daqing Nan Road, High-tech Zone
Bengbu, Anhui , China
Phone: +86 552-3733886-8702
cpginfoas@corning.com