Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated Logo.svg Corning Headquarter.jpg Type Public Traded as NYSE: GLW S&P 500 Component Industry Glass & Ceramic Materials Founded 1851; 167 years ago Headquarters Corning, New York, U.S. Area served Worldwide Key people Wendell P. Weeks (Chairman, CEO, and President) Products Specialty glass Ceramics Optical fiber Cable, hardware & equipment Emissions control technology LCD glass Life sciences products Revenue Increase US $9.39 billion (2016)[1] Operating income Increase US $1.391 billion (2016)[1] Net income Increase US $3.695 billion (2016)[1] Total assets Decrease US $27.899 billion (2016)[1] Total equity Decrease US $17.96 billion (2016)[1] Number of employees Decrease 40,700 (December 2016)[1] Divisions Display technologies, telecommunications, environmental technologies, specialty materials, life sciences Website www.Corning.com Corning Incorporated is an American multinational technology company that specializes in specialty glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies including advanced optics, primarily for industrial and scientific applications.