Corning Inc (GLW) Financier

Corning, Inc. engages in the provision of glass for notebook computers, flat panel desktop monitors, display televisions, and other information display applications, carrier network and enterprise network products for the telecommunications industry, ceramic substrates for gasoline and diesel engines in automotive and heavy-duty vehicle markets, laboratory products for the scientific community and polymer products for biotechnology applications, optical materials for the semiconductor industry and the scientific community, and polycrystalline silicon products and other technologies. The company is headquartered in Corning, New York and currently employs 67,200 full-time employees. Its segments include Optical Communications, Display, Specialty Materials, Automotive, and Life Sciences. Its Optical Communications segment manufactures carrier network and enterprise network components for the telecommunications industry. Its Display segment manufactures glass substrates for flat-panel displays, including liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diodes. Its Specialty Materials segment manufactures products that provide material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and crystals, precision metrology instruments and software for customer needs. Its Automotive segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control systems in mobile applications as well as technical glass and optic products and solutions for the interior and exterior of vehicles. Its Life Sciences segment develops, manufactures, and supplies laboratory products.