Corning Receives Technical Achievement Award from American Ceramic Society

Corning Receives Technical Achievement Award from American Ceramic Society

October 13, 2006

    CORNING, N.Y. Oct. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Corning
Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) has been awarded the Corporate
Technical Achievement Award from the American Ceramic
Society.  The award recognizes corporations that have taken
a technically demanding idea and developed it into a
commercial product.  Corning received the honor for its
EAGLE2000(TM)glass substrates, which were developed to help
its customers create lighter, thinner liquid crystal display
(LCD) devices.

    With its unique, low-density composition, EAGLE2000
reduced manufacturing and systems costs for display makers,
enhanced the performance of displays, and enabled new
product and process innovations.  After its introduction in
2000, EAGLE2000 quickly became the industry standard for
display glass.

    In early 2006, Corning introduced the successor to
EAGLE2000, EAGLE XG(TM) glass substrates.  EAGLE XG offers
all of the attributes and benefits of EAGLE2000, but
contains no added heavy metals, making it the most
environmentally friendly LCD glass on the market.  Created
to help customers minimize the environmental impact of
their processes and products, this breakthrough invention
is the next step in the evolution of the EAGLE family of
glass substrates.

    "EAGLE2000 has been instrumental in supporting the
explosive growth of the LCD market, and we are pleased that
the American Ceramic Society has chosen to recognize the
important role this glass has played," said James P.
Clappin, president, Corning Display Technologies.  "By
creating the glass that makes lighter, thinner devices
possible, Corning has helped redefine the way we access
data and enjoy entertainment.  Today, we're continuing the
innovation with EAGLE XG, which offers all of the
advantages of EAGLE2000 in a more environmentally friendly
package."

    The award will be presented at the American Ceramic
Society's annual meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio on Oct. 16. 
For more information on the event, please visit
http://www.acers.org/annualmeeting/home.asp .

    About Corning Incorporated

    Corning Incorporated ( http://www.corning.com ) is a
diversified technology company that concentrates its
efforts on high-impact growth opportunities.  Corning
combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic
materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties
of light, with strong process and manufacturing
capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize
significant innovative products for the telecommunications,
flat panel display, environmental, semiconductor, and life
sciences industries.

    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; tariffs, import duties and currency
fluctuations; product demand and industry capacity;
competition; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions;
availability and costs of critical components and
materials; new product development and commercialization;
order activity and demand from major customers; changes in
the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products;
facility expansions and new plant start-up costs; possible
disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist
activity, armed conflict, political instability or major
health concerns; adequacy and availability of insurance;
capital spending; 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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