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Shares of Corning Inc. rallied Wednesday despite a warning that prices for its lucrative, liquid-crystal-display glass used in flat-panel monitors will fall more sharply in the first quarter than in the past.
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd., creator of the Selfoc lens and a supplier of gradient index lenses, has partnered with Optical Zonu, a Van Nuys, Calif., manufacturer of fiber interface modules.
Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass is unlikely to agree to buy Pilkington Plc for several more weeks as it continues to plough through the glassmaker's books, sources familiar with the situation said.
A fired Corning Inc. employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing trade secrets for making ultrathin glass used in flat-panel televisions and computers and selling them to a rival business in Taiwan.
On 5 October, 2005, Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced that its board of directors has approved an additional capital expenditure plan of $425 million for expansion of the new liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate manufacturing…
Corning Inc. of the United States has resolved to postpone mass production at its new glass-substrate plant in Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) by one quarter, making supplies remain tight of glass substrates to local makers of TFT-LCD panels.
Czech Glass" may earn a place as the largest and richest exhibit ever assembled at the Corning Museum of Glass.The new three-part display features today's exuberantly over-the-top glass sculptures and some trailblazers from the 19th…
Leading US glass manufacturer Corning Incorporated is considering investing in the Chinese mainland to produce special glass substrates used in the production of liquid crystal displays (LCD).
Corning Display Technologies Taiwan predicts that supply of glass substrates for production of 5G and up panels will tighten for the next few months.
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. of Japan plans to invest over NT$10 billion (US$323.62 million at US$1: NT$33.8) to set up a glass furnace in central Taiwan, according to industry sources.
At the NAHB Green Building Conference at Atlanta, Owens Corning today announced that its line of fiber glass insulation products has been certified to contain an average of 35 percent recycled content by leading third-party certifier Scientific…
Better than expected second-quarter earnings and improved guidance had Corning (NYSE: GLW) trading 11% higher yesterday. The firm reported sales of $971 million, up from $752 million a year earlier.
Demand for glass helped Corning make a profit in its second quarter but it warned it was running out of glass and would have to build another glass factory.The firm made net profits of $108 million on turnover of $971 million.
Corning Incorporated will meet with investors over the next two weeks to discuss the company's three growth opportunities and its progress on improved profitability in 2004.
Samsung Corning has raised its stake in electronic component maker Shenzhen SEG Samsung Glass Co. (Q.SSK) to 35%, equal with the founding partner, according to a statement Monday.
Corning Inc., the world's largest maker of fiber-optic cable, said on Tuesday it will expand a liquid crystal display glass plant in Taiwan because of growing demand from the computer and television industries.
James Houghton returned from partial retirement on Monday to take the helm at Corning as the venerable glass company based in upstate New York continued its efforts to recover from a disastrous move into optical communications.
Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook of the Baa2 senior unsecured long-term debt ratings of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.'s (NSG)to stable from positive.
U.S. silicone-based products maker Dow Corning Corp will build a plant in Malaysia this year as part of a pledge made in 1998 to invest two billion ringgit ($526 million) in the country, newspapers said on Tuesday.
Japan's Nippon Sheet Glass doubled its Pilkington stake to around 20 percent, in a move to expand its global reach.Pilkington Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni said he felt NSG would not raise its stake beyond that level.
British glassmaker Pilkington Plc's chief executive Paolo Scaroni said that he did not think Japanese glassmaker Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd would raise its stake in the company.
Nippon Sheet Glass, a large Japanese manufacturer, has increased its holding in Pilkington, the UK glass group, from 10 to 21 per cent over the past fortnight, but has ruled out mounting a full bid.