Cormetech Holds Inaugural Cormetech Catalyst Management Institute

Cormetech Holds Inaugural Cormetech Catalyst Management Institute

September 04, 2006

    BEIJING, Sept. 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Cormetech Inc.,
a joint equity venture between Corning Incorporated and
Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI) of Japan, today held the
inaugural session of the Cormetech Catalyst Management
Institute (CCMI). 

    Representatives from 52 companies involved in building
and utilizing air pollution control devices for the
reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx), a major contributor to
smog, attended a series of presentations highlighting the
function and design requirements of Selective Catalytic
Reduction (SCR) catalyst and systems.

    The Cormetech Catalyst Management Institute is designed
to be an information- based series of programs to assist the
Chinese market to understand the concepts involved with the
process of SCR.  Cormetech presented a series of talks over
two days that delved into the technical aspects of the
process that can reduce NOx emissions over 90%.

    Cormetech's experts developed the curriculum and
presented information to the multiple companies involved in
developing the Chinese market for SCR air pollution control
devices.  CCMI provided the venue to impart information
with appropriate facts to help architects/engineers,
constructors, system design companies and end-users make
informed decisions.

    "China is determined to reduce air pollution in
the country by setting national and local emissions limits.
 With the Olympics in 2008 and the World Expo in 2010 taking
place here, China has stepped up efforts to reduce the
emissions of fossil fuel based power plants," Reda
Iskandar, Senior Vice President of International Business
said.  "Cormetech is keen to assist China in obtaining
a better understanding of the SCR process and to enable
Chinese companies make better informed decisions in regard
to air pollution, in particular, NOx reduction."

    "The goal of CCMI is to educate the SCR market in
China, by presenting SCR in an unbiased, unfettered and
informative manner," said T. R. Stobert, Director of
CCMI and Engineering Manager at China Business Development.
"Cormetech has the expertise and experience that relate
to this burgeoning market. We feel it's our responsibility
to share this wealth of information so that China, the
environment and the world can benefit."

    About Cormetech, Inc.

    Cormetech was founded in 1989 as a joint equity venture
between Corning Incorporated and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
(MHI).  At that time, both companies recognized a growing
need for nitrogen oxide (NOX) control in the United States.
 Cormetech headquarters are located in Durham, North
Carolina, on the east coast of the United States. Our two
manufacturing facilities total 19,000 square meters and are
located in Durham, North Carolina and Cleveland, Tennessee. 
The Durham facility also houses our state-of-the-art
catalyst laboratory which is utilized for catalyst testing,
development, and quality control.  At present, Cormetech SCR
catalyst is functioning in over 879 units throughout the
world.

    For more information, please contact:

     George Wensell
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Angela Ao 
     Euan Barty Associates China 
     Tel:   [phone] x212
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  Cormetech Inc.