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Corning Taiwan FAQs

• What are Corning Incorporated's key products?

In addition to being one of the world's leading manufacturers of liquid crystal display glass for flat panel monitors, Corning has a broad portfolio of other high-technology products that have a major impact on people’s lives. We are a major producer of fiber, and hardware and equipment that form the backbone of telecommunications networks. We also produce ceramic substrates and filters for vehicles that prevent engines from emitting harmful chemicals into the air. Our laboratory testing equipment is helping health care researchers make new strides in drug discovery. We continually review and transform our product portfolio so that we are always focused on new technologies and processes that will bring significant value to our customers. It’s what we’ve been doing for more than 150 years, and it’s what we’ll continue to do.

• What Corning businesses are represented in Taiwan?

The following Corning businesses have a presence in Taiwan: Display Technologies, Environmental Technologies, Corning Cable Systems, Optical Fiber, Life Sciences, and Ophthalmic.

• What markets does Corning compete in?

We operate within a wide variety of markets: communications, aerospace, automotive, television, computer, and medical laboratory products. With our ongoing commitment to research and discovery, we are constantly finding new ways to improve peoples' lives while expanding our markets and products along the way.

• Corning is involved in diverse markets. Where is the company focusing most of its efforts?

Corning is focused on high-growth, high technology markets. Our company is well diversified, with market-leading positions in information displays (Liquid Crystal Display), telecommunications, and advanced materials, including environmental technologies, semiconductors, and life sciences.

Corning is known for its unyielding commitment to research and development, its materials and process expertise and its tradition for life-changing inventions. The company has been characterized as adaptive and flexible, and will continue to anticipate and drive major market opportunities.

• What are Corning's Values?

Throughout our history, Corning's strong, visionary leadership has been guided by an enduring set of Values that define our relationships with employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate around the world. Our Values are: Quality, Integrity, Performance, Leadership, Innovation, Independence, and The Individual.

• What is Corning Taiwan's vision?

Corning Taiwan's vision is to be the leading TFT-LCD glass substrate supplier, focused on providing the greatest total value to our customer, thereby creating happiness and prosperity for our employees, our stakeholders, and the communities in which we operate.

• What is the extent of Corning's investment in Taiwan?

Corning knows the importance of Taiwan's TFT-LCD business and commits to its growth by continuously making investments in its Taiwan manufacturing facilities. Beginning in 2000, we started construction of Taiwan's first finishing plant for TFT-LCD glass substrates in Tainan Science Based Industrial Park by investing over USD 60 million. To meet Taiwan's growing demand, we added Taiwan's first LCD glass melting plant by investing more than USD 100 million. Since then we have continued our pace of major investments in Taiwan by investing more than USD 1 billion to construct and expand a major glass production and finishing facility in the Central Taiwan Science Park, Taichung, Taiwan and announced additional significant expansions to our Tainan facility.

• How many people does Corning employ in Taiwan?

Corning has over 1,000 employees in Taiwan at facilities and offices located in Taipei, Taichung, and Tainan.

• What makes Corning a good place to work?

Please visit our Careers section.

• What is Corning Display Technologies' business strategy in Taiwan?

Our strategy is to provide the world's best products, services, and application know-how to Taiwan TFT-LCD customers through intensive R & D and innovation efforts. Corning also provides a local, reliable supply of glass that enhances the competitiveness of Taiwan manufacturers in the global TFT-LCD industry.

• Is Corning still selling kitchenware in Taiwan?

No, we sold our Consumer Products business to World Kitchen in 1998. For consumer-related inquiries, please contact World Kitchen (Asia Pacific) PTE LTD. Taiwan Branch; Toll free number: 0800-013-482.