Corning To Bring Generation 8 Capability to Taiwan

Corning To Bring Generation 8 Capability to Taiwan

April 26, 2007

Additional Large Size Capacity Will Support Customers in
Taiwan and Japan


    CORNING, N.Y. April 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Corning
Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced on April 25 that its
board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan
of $129 million to further expand manufacturing capacity
for large-size glass substrates for active matrix liquid
crystal displays (LCD) at its Taichung, Taiwan
manufacturing facility.

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    In addition to enabling Generation (Gen) 8
manufacturing capabilities in Taiwan, the investment will
create additional finishing capacity for Gen 7.5.  The
expenditure will be incurred over two and a half years,
with glass substrate production expected to begin by
mid-2008.

    "Very large Gen sizes, such as Gen 8, are all
about TV," said James P. Clappin, president of Corning
Display Technologies.  "As LCD becomes a leading
technology for televisions in the 40-inch and larger size
range, this expansion helps our customers in Taiwan and
Japan meet the growing demand."

    "Bringing Gen 8 finishing capability to the
Taichung facility offers the flexibility of meeting future
Taiwan demand with local capacity," said Alan T.
Eusden, president, Corning Display Technologies Taiwan.

    At 2160 x 2460 mm, Gen 8 is currently the largest glass
substrate available, but next-generation substrates are
already on the horizon.

    About Corning Incorporated

    Corning Incorporated ( http://www.corning.com ) is the
world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on
more than 150 years of materials science and process
engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone
components that enable high-technology systems for consumer
electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications
and life sciences.  Our products include glass substrates
for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic
substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems;
optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for
telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug
discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass
solutions for a number of industries including
semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and
metrology.

    Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements
that involve a variety of business risks and other
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially.  These risks and uncertainties include the
possibility of changes in global economic and political
conditions; currency fluctuations; product demand and
industry capacity; competition; manufacturing efficiencies;
cost reductions; availability of critical components and
materials; new product  commercialization; changes in the
mix of sales between premium and non-premium products;  new
plant start-up costs; possible disruption in commercial
activities due to terrorist activity, armed conflict,
political instability or major health concerns; adequacy of
insurance; equity company activities; acquisition and
divestiture activities; the level of excess or obsolete
inventory; the rate of technology change; the ability to
enforce patents; product and components performance issues;
stock price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or
regulatory developments.  Additional risk factors are
identified in Corning's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.  Forward-looking statements speak only
as of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no
obligation to update them in light of new information or
future events.


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