Corning and Tokuyama to Collaborate to Develop State of the Art Photochromic Technology
CORNING, N.Y., March 31, 2006 – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and Tokuyama Corporation today announced a collaboration agreement to develop state of the art photochromic technology that will enable the future growth of the plastic photochromic market, one of the fastest growing segments in the ophthalmic industry.
"We are very pleased to be working with Tokuyama and to leveraging each of our key competencies to bring forward the next generation of innovation for plastic photochromic technology," said Vivian L. Gernand, president, Corning S.A.S. and general manager, Ophthalmic. "Through the combination of Corning’s expertise with photochromic technology and Tokuyama’s strong research and development capabilities in ophthalmic monomers and photochromic dyes, we believe that we will be well positioned to serve this growing market."
For further information, please visit the Corning booth # 1032 at Vision Expo in New York City from Mar. 31 through Apr. 2, 2006.
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (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.
About Tokuyama
Tokuyama Corp. (www.tokuyama.co.jp) was established to produce soda ash (sodium carbonate) and has been producing variety of basic inorganic and organic materials such as caustic soda, chlorine, VCM and IPA for industry and Portland cement. Tokuyama aims to be a thoroughly unique company, characterized by technology, rather than pursuing scale. In recent years, Tokuyama has further extended activities into highly purified polycrystalline silicon for semiconductor and solar industries, fine ceramics, medical devices, fine chemicals and photochromic materials for plastic lens.
Corning Media Relations Contact:
Laurence Feuillu
+33 (0) 1 64 69 71 36
feuillull@corning.com
Tokuyama Media Relations Contacts:
Kanji Yoshinari (Tokuyama America Inc.)
+1 650 571 8872
Yoshinari@tokuyama-a.com
Junji Momoda (Tokuyama Europe gmbH)
+49 211 1754480
momoda@tokuyama.de