Description

Corning Incorporated is a global technology company with operations spanning five key sectors: display technologies, optical communications, environmental technologies, specialty materials, and life sciences. Its Display Technologies division supplies glass substrates, essential components for liquid crystal and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays found in a wide range of electronics, from televisions and laptops to desktop monitors, tablets, and mobile devices. The Optical Communications segment delivers a comprehensive suite of products, including fiber optic cables and associated hardware like cable assemblies, connectors, optical components, enclosures, and network interfaces. These solutions cater to commercial, governmental, and individual clients. Corning's Specialty Materials division develops and produces advanced materials, including formulations for glass, glass-ceramics, crystals, precision measurement tools, and software. It also offers ultra-thin and ultra-flat glass wafers and substrates, tinted eyewear, and products for radiation shielding. Its diverse customer base includes the mobile consumer electronics, semiconductor optics, aerospace and defense, and telecommunications sectors, in addition to suppliers of radiation shielding and sunglasses. Through its Environmental Technologies segment, Corning supplies ceramic substrates and filters designed to control emissions in a variety of mobile, gasoline, and diesel engine applications. The Life Sciences segment markets laboratory products, encompassing a wide array of consumables like plastic vessels, liquid handling plastics, specialized surfaces, cell culture media, and serum, alongside general labware and equipment. These products are sold under well-known brands such as Corning, Falcon, Pyrex, and Axygen. Founded in 1851, the company was initially known as Corning Glass Works before adopting its current name, Corning Incorporated, in April 1989. Its corporate headquarters are located in Corning, New York.