no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2014 corma inc. type private corporation industry machinery manufacturing founded 1973 headquarters vaughan ontario canada key people manfred lupke stefan lupke products corrugated plastic pipe production systems number of employees approximately 250 2014 website corma.com corma inc. is a manufacturer of corrugated plastic pipe production systems headquartered near toronto canada . 1 the company s headquarters and principal manufacturing plant are located in concord ontario . 2 corma also maintains its own aluminum alloy foundry located in forest ontario where it forms the mold blocks used in its corrugators . corma is active in corrugated plastic pipe manufacturing and infrastructure projects in the developing world particularly in established and emerging markets worldwide . contents 1 history 2 patents 3 awards and recognition 4 references 5 external links history edit corma s first m600 corrugated plastic pipe making machine also known as a corrugator was delivered to akatherm in st. john new brunswick in 1974 . in 1978 corma applied for their first patents in double wall pipe production and vacuum forming . 3 over the years corma received patents for mold block technologies internal pipe cooling inline coupling and many other quality enhancing technologies . 4 5 6 in total corma has applied for and received more than 300 patents 7 8 since 1973 . in 2006 corma established the corma shanghai co. ltd. 9 sales service office and manufacturing centre in the people s republic of china . corma deutschland is expanded to become a full sales and service center supporting customers in europe africa and the middle east . patents edit corma inc. holds over 300 patents 10 11 related to corrugators . the company continues to defend its patents from infringement by other companies . 12 awards and recognition edit 2012 her majesty queen elizabeth ii diamond jubilee medal 13 2012 vaughan chamber of commerce business of the year award exporter 14 2011 vaughan chamber of commerce business of the year award technological excellence 15 2010 federation des plastiques et alliances composites honoris innova award commercialization . 16 2009 vaughan chamber of commerce exporter of the year award . 17 2007 cpia canadian plastics industry association leader of the year award manfred lupke ceo of corma 18 2005 vaughan chamber of commerce exporter of the year award . 19 2003 vaughan chamber of commerce company of the year award . 20 2001 vaughan chamber of commerce exporter of the year award finalist . 21 2000 vaughan chamber of commerce exporter of the year award finalist . 22 2000 president s award poland 1999 vaughan chamber of commerce exporter of the year award . 23 1998 cppa special achievement award . references edit bregar bill march 2 1998 . corma boosting pipe corrugator production . plastics news article . plastics news . retrieved january 21 2016 . toronto pearson enplaned deplaned passenger volume 2003 2013 pdf . www.torontopearson.com . toronto pearson international airport . retrieved 31 january 2014 . lupke ; et al. january 11 1978 . apparatus for producing thermoplastic tubing . www.uspto.gov . the united states trademark and patent office . retrieved january 21 2016 . lupke ; et al. june 11 2010 . molding apparatus with mold blocks having profiled face adjustment . www.uspto.gov . the united states trademark and patent office . retrieved 14 april 2009 . lupke april 1 1992 . improvements relating to cooling plugs in thermoplastic pipe forming apparatus and process . patft.uspto.gov . the united states trademark and patent office . retrieved january 21 2016 . lupke ; et al. 12 march 2009 . method and device for manufacturing a double walled thermoplastic tube with a connecting sleeve . patft.uspto.gov . the united states trademark and patent office . retrieved 6 april 2010 . lupke manfred . us patent collection db for in lupke ; manfred . patft.uspto.gov . the united states trademark and patent office . retrieved 1 april 2014 . lupke manfred . 574 world wide patent references for lupke manfred . worldwide.espacenet.com . european patent office . retrieved 2 august 2014 . corma opens site in shanghai . plastics news . plastics news . 6 march 2006 . retrieved 6 march 2006 . lupke manfred . us patent collection db for in lupke ; 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