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Corning Incorporated Company Profile
Corning is cookin' up some great technology. Once known mainly for its kitchenware and lab products, the company designs and produces material components for five industries: display technologies (flat-screen televisions, computer monitors, laptops), environmental technologies (mobile emission control systems), telecommunications (optical fiber, cable), life sciences (biosensors for drug research), and specialty materials (semiconductors, optical sensors for aerospace and defense). More than half of Corning's sales are derived in the Asia/Pacific region, principally from Taiwan and Japan.
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Contact Information
Address: 1 Riverfront Plaza
Corning, NY 14831-0001
Phone:607-974-9000
Fax:607-974-8091
Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:December
Revenue (2008):5948.00 M
Revenue Growth (1 yr):1.50%
Employees (2008):27,000
Employee Growth (1 yr):8.90%
Key People
Chairman and CEO: Wendell P. Weeks
President, COO, and Director: Peter F. Volanakis
Vice Chairman and CFO: James B. Flaws
Industry Information
Sector: Technology
Industry: Communication Equipment
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