Glass & Fiber: Corning Accelerates India Manufacturing Push

US-based materials science leader Corning Inc. has operationalized a new optical connectivity plant in Pune, Maharashtra, to cater to rising demand from telecommunications networks and AI data centers. The company targets additional capacity expansion at the facility in 2027.

Meanwhile, Corning's glass-finishing facility near Chennai—operated under Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies (BIG Tech), a joint venture with Optiemus Infracom—has commenced trial production. Once commercial operations scale, the unit expects to produce 30 million units annually. Corning is presently focusing on customer qualification and production ramp-up.

News by Rahul Yelligetti.