Innovator in materials science, specializing in glass, ceramics, and related materials for industrial and scientific applications.
Corning Incorporated operates globally across several key sectors, including display technologies, optical communications, environmental technologies, specialty materials, and life sciences. The company's Display Technologies segment provides glass substrates for liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diodes used in televisions, notebook computers, desktop monitors, tablets, and handheld devices. This advanced glass technology supports high-quality displays in consumer electronics and various digital devices.
In the Optical Communications segment, Corning offers a range of products such as optical fibers, cables, and hardware including cable assemblies, fiber optic hardware and connectors, optical components and couplers, closures, network interface devices, and other accessories. These products are essential for businesses, governments, and individuals to establish and maintain high-speed, reliable communication networks. Corning's Specialty Materials segment manufactures innovative materials including glass, glass ceramics, crystals, precision metrology instruments, and software. This segment supports industries like mobile consumer electronics, semiconductor equipment optics, aerospace and defense optics, and telecommunications components.
Corning's Environmental Technologies segment provides ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile, gasoline, and diesel applications, addressing the need for cleaner air through advanced filtration solutions. The Life Sciences segment supplies laboratory products, including consumables like plastic vessels, liquid handling plastics, specialty surfaces, cell culture media, and serum, as well as general labware and equipment under well-known brands such as Corning, Falcon, Pyrex, and Axygen. Founded in 1851 and headquartered in Corning, New York, the company was originally known as Corning Glass Works before changing its name to Corning Incorporated in April 1989, reflecting its expanded scope beyond glass manufacturing.