Corning Glass Works

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IN THE MATTER OF CORNING GLASS WORKS ORDER, OPINION, ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT Docket 8874. Complaint, January 13, 1972—Decision, June 5, 1978. Order and opinion requiring a Corning, New York manufacturer, advertiser, seller, and distributor of Pyrex, Corning Ware, and Corelle Livingware brands of glass household products for food preparation, serving, and storage, among other things in connection with any fair trade programs of those products, to cease illegal price-fixing and refusal-to-deal activities. The respondent is also required to abrogate Wholesaler Fair Trade Contracts where resale is in free trade jurisdictions, and to abrogate fair trade contracts with retailers in signer-only states which were obtained by wholesalers in free trade states subject to the illegal boycott provision. COMPLAINT Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and by virtue of the authority vested in it by said Act, the Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Corning Glass Works, a corporation, hereinafter referred to as respondent, has been and is now in violation of Section 5(a) (1) of said Act, and it appearing to the Commission that a proceeding by it in respect thereof would be in the public interest, hereby issues its complaint stating its charges as follows: COUNT I PARAGRAPH 1. Unless otherwise required by context, the follow- GREAT LAKES CARBON CORP. , ET AL. 1675 1529 Complaint IX.

It is further ordered That the provisions of this order shah not apply to any contract relating to the sale of petroleum coke pro­ duced at the refineries designated in the complaint when said coke is to be used as fuel substitute for coal, heating oil or natural gas. This order shah terminate and cease to be effective twenty years from the date of entry of this order.

Chairman Engman not participating.