1980:
Columbus Plastic Operations opens.
1988:
Columbus facility expansion completed – 2 presses & 50,000 sq ft.
1995:
Second Columbus facility expansion completed – 3 presses & 25,000 sq ft.
1996:
Core Materials Corporation is formed and acquires Columbus Plastics.
1998:
Core builds its 111,000 ft² Gaffney, South Carolina plant.
2000:
Core introduces its new CT2801 “Class A” material system to meet the growing need of the Heavy Truck and Automotive markets.
2001:
Core forms Core Composites Corporation and acquires the assets of Airshield Corporation and its Matamoros, Mexico Facility.
2001:
Core introduces its new high impact vinyl ester series material systems for high impact automotive applications.
2002:
Company changes name to Core Molding Technologies (CMT) to reflect new diversified focus.
2004:
Core forms Core Automotive Technologies and acquires the assets of Keystone Restyling Products, anautomotive aftermarket provider.
2005:
Core forms Core Composites Cincinnati and purchases the assets of Cincinnati Fiberglass and establishes its Cincinnati facility.
2009:
Core completes construction of a new 437,000 ft² plant in Matamoros, Mexico.
2011:
Core initiates a 39,000 ft² expansion of its Matamoros, Mexico facility.
Core introduces Featherlite® SMC, high surface quality material that is 25% lighter than standard-density SMC.
2012:
Core introduces N-sulGuard® SMC to support Ag and Construction Equipment and Electrical markets.
2013:
Core Molding Technologies Featherlite® SMC production reaches 10,000,000 lbs.
FeatherliteXL® next generation product released.
Core introduces Airilite® Ultra Low Density SMC.
2014:
Core introduces new Mirilite™ and Econolite® Ultra-Low Density SMC Formulations.
Core produces 2,000,000th truck hood.
