Corning Dapat Kucuran Dana Investasi $200 Juta dari Apple

Corning, perusahaan supplier yang memproduksi Gorilla Glass buat iPhone, dikabarkan masuk menjadi perusahaan pertama yang mendapatkan kucuran dana segar dari Apple dalam program Advanced Manufacturing Fund.

Apple dalam laman Newsroom miliknya mengumumkan dana investasi sebesar $200 juta (Rp 2,6 triliun) untuk mendukung riset dan pengembangan, kebutuhan peralatan modal, dan pemrosesan kaca dengan teknologi termutakhir di Corning Incorporated.

The investment will support Corning’s R&D, capital equipment needs and state-of-the-art glass processing. Corning’s 65-year-old Harrodsburg facility has been integral to the 10-year collaboration between these two innovative companies and will be the focus of Apple’s investment.

“Corning is a great example of a supplier that has continued to innovate and they are one of Apple’s long-standing suppliers,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer. “This partnership started 10 years ago with the very first iPhone, and today every customer that buys an iPhone or iPad anywhere in the world touches glass that was developed in America. We’re extremely proud of our collaboration over the years and we are investing further with Corning who has such a rich legacy of innovative manufacturing practices.”

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Sebagai bagian dari komitmennya, Apple memastikan bahwa Corning sebagaimana semua fasilitas miliknya dan fasilitas milik para suppliernya bakal menggunakan energi terbarukan.

Sebelumnya, Apple mengumumkan dana manufaktur maju sebesar $1 milyar untuk untuk mendorong terciptanya banyak lapangan pekerjaan di Amerika Serikat. Selain Corning, Apple belum mengumumkan nama perusahaan lain yang bakal kecipratan dana yang sama.

[source site_name = “Apple” site_url = “https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/05/apple-awards-corning-first-advanced-manufacturing-fund-investment/”][/source]