Nelson Assumes Lead Role of Corning Environmental Technologies in China

Nelson Assumes Lead Role of Corning Environmental Technologies in China

September 24, 2007

    SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Corning China announced today that Hal Nelson has been
appointed general manager of Corning Shanghai Company Ltd.
(CSCL).  In his new role Nelson will be responsible for
leading Corning Environmental Technologies to its next
stage of development in China. 

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    Nelson joined Corning in 1991.  After 16 years in
Display Technologies in a variety of operational and
commercial roles, he recently moved to Corning
Environmental Technologies.  Nelson holds a bachelor's
degree in Ceramic Engineering from Clemson University and a
master's degree in business administration from the Tuck
School of Business at Dartmouth College.

    "Hal's experience in Corning Display Technologies
and his leadership abilities in operational and commercial
roles make him a great choice to lead the Environmental
Technologies business in this region," said Eric S.
Musser, Corning Greater China chief executive officer. 
"Last year we announced additional investment in CSCL.
 We are now completing that expansion.  We believe that
CSCL's increased capability will further help our customers
meet tightening environmental regulations."

    CSCL, wholly owned by Corning Incorporated, is a
state-of-the-art, high-tech, manufacturing facility that
produces advanced emissions control products which serve as
the heart of catalytic converters.  This facility also
includes sales, marketing and engineering operations that
provide world-class services for Corning customers in China
and throughout Asia.

    Corning is a leading supplier of advanced ceramic
substrates and diesel particulate filters for the world's
major manufacturers of gasoline and diesel engines and
vehicles.  The company invented an economical,
high-performance ceramic substrate in the early 1970s that
is now the standard for catalytic converters worldwide.  In
1978, Corning developed the cellular ceramic particulate
filter to remove soot from diesel emissions. 

    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.


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