Automotive Technologies | Cleaner, Safer, More Connected Cars | Corning

Building on more than five decades of leadership in clean-air technologies, Corning continually develops new innovations for emissions control, including gasoline particulate filters. We are also enhancing vehicle exteriors and interiors with technical glass that delivers unparalleled clarity, flexibility, and durability, enables sustainable designs, and advances the way we interact with our automobiles.

Corning knows the automotive industry. It all started when Corning applied its expertise in glass science and precision forming to develop a specialized headlight glass, which helped automakers comply with new standards for highway safety around the turn of the 20th century. Then in 1970, the auto industry approached Corning with a challenge: find a way to reduce vehicle pollution by 90 percent in five years, to meet the demands of the U.S. Clean Air Act. Other companies’ solutions were melting in testing due to the heat of the exhaust. Corning responded with the cellular ceramic substrate, a product no larger than a soft drink can that contains the surface area of a football field. It sits at the heart of the catalytic converter and sets the industry standard for emissions control. Now Corning has sold more than 1.8 billion substrates and the Clean Air Act legislation has negated enough pollutants to fill almost a billion fully loaded jumbo jets. We work closely with our customers to meet ever-tightening emissions standards and continue innovating in automotive powertrain design.

Corning’s automotive products leverage some of our three best-in-the-world core technologies and four expert manufacturing processes. To invent and make our products, we combine our deep knowledge of glass and ceramic science with expert capabilities in fusion, extrusion, and precision forming.

Learn how Corning leverages its focused portfolio to uniquely address the Automotive market.