Description

Corning Incorporated is a global technology company operating across five core sectors: display technologies, optical communications, environmental technologies, specialty materials, and life sciences. Within its Display Technologies division, Corning produces glass substrates essential for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), which are integrated into a wide range of electronic devices including televisions, laptops, desktop monitors, tablets, and mobile handhelds. The Optical Communications segment provides a comprehensive suite of solutions, including optical fibers and cables, alongside various hardware and equipment products. This includes items such as cable assemblies, fiber optic hardware, connectors, optical components, couplers, closures, network interface devices, and other related accessories. These products are supplied to a diverse clientele, spanning businesses, governmental bodies, and individual consumers. Corning's Specialty Materials segment is responsible for manufacturing a broad array of advanced products. These encompass material formulations for specialized glass, glass ceramics, crystals, precision metrology instruments, and software. Additionally, it produces ultra-thin and ultra-flat glass wafers, various substrates, tinted eyewear, and radiation shielding materials. This segment caters to numerous industries, including mobile consumer electronics, optics and consumables for semiconductor equipment, aerospace and defense optics, as well as telecommunications components. In its Environmental Technologies segment, the company develops ceramic substrates and filter products designed for emissions control in a variety of applications, specifically for mobile, gasoline, and diesel engines. Finally, the Life Sciences segment offers an extensive portfolio of laboratory products. This includes essential consumables such as plastic vessels, liquid handling plastics, specialized surfaces, cell culture media, and serum, alongside general labware and equipment. These products are marketed under well-known brands like Corning, Falcon, Pyrex, and Axygen. Established in 1851, Corning Incorporated is headquartered in Corning, New York. The company adopted its current name in April 1989, having previously been known as Corning Glass Works.