Photop Signs the Distribution Agreement with Corning

Photop Signs the Distribution Agreement with Corning

September 14, 2006

    FUZHOU, China, Sept. 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Photop
Technologies Incorporated and Corning Incorporated (NYSE:
GLW) announced today that the two companies have entered
into a non exclusive distribution agreement specific to
Corning Incorporated's Specialty Materials Division.  Under
the terms of this agreement Photop Technologies will be
commissioned to market and distribute certain Corning
Incorporated specialty glasses and glass ceramics
throughout The People's Republic of China.  Corning's
Specialty Materials Division will continue to service its
products in China via its offices in Shanghai and Hong
Kong.

    Mr. Sunny Sun, COO, Photop Technologies notes, "We
are looking forward to further expanding our relationship
with Corning Incorporated and we are certain that our
excellent sales and distribution network will play a key
role in enhancing the presence of Corning's products
throughout the People's Republic of China."

    Mark Matthews, Business Manager and Division Vice
President Specialty Materials adds, "We are pleased to
enter into an agreement that allows Corning to offer more
localized access to portions of our product
portfolio".  Matthews went on to say: "We believe
that Photop Technologies will be a solid add to our existing
distributor base"

    Photop Technologies is a leading component supplier and
global manufacturing partner.  This agreement is based on a
success of strategic cooperation between Photop and
Corning.  In 2005 Photop received the Superior Supplier
Award of the Supplier Total Value Process (STVP) from
Corning Incorporated.

    Corning Incorporated has demonstrated more than 150
years of leading the innovation and commercialization of
products that have had and continue to have significant
global impact. 

    About Photop Technologies, Inc.

    Photop Technologies, Inc. ( http://www.photoptech.com )
is a key component supplier & leading manufacturer of
Projection & Display, Optical Communication and
Photonics Products.

    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.

    For more information, please contact:

    Photop
     Michael Ma
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

    Corning China
     Lydia Lu
     Tel:   [phone]-1900
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  Corning Incorporated