3M selling off optical cable division to Corning Inc. for $900 million
(World News USA)

3M Co. has agreed to sell its fiber and copper cabling manufacturing business to a New York company for $900 million. Corning Inc., a Corning, N.Y.-based manufacturer, is buying the business, which makes cords for internet connectivity and other telecommunication networks. Corning, founded in the mid-1800s as a glass-making company, is a big maker of optical fiber cables and other specialty glass products (it`s the maker of Gorilla Glass, the material used for iPhone and other smartphone screens.) 3M`s... ......