Corning Gorilla glass stationed in Japan's mobile phone market

New York, March 3, 2010 - Corelle Inc. (New York stock exchange code: GLW) today announced that its Gorilla glass was selected by the NEC company for the DoCoMo N-02B PRIME brand phone protection layer. NEC is Japan's leading mobile phone manufacturer, the company produced the above model phone has 3.2 inches touch screen, excellent performance.

Corelle international K.K. special material department Osamu regional sales manager Ishihara said: "NEC previously has been seeking a partner can achieve flexible supply, and its products can meet stringent test equipment strength. NEC company is very satisfied with the durability and scratch resistance of our Gorilla N-02B glass, that our protective glass is the ideal choice for NEC mobile phone touch screen."

Hund, President and general manager of Corelle East Asia Clifford L. NEC expressed gratitude for the selection of Gorilla glass, and expressed their willingness to cooperate with NEC, which will expand its business to the Japanese mobile phone market. At present, Corelle's Gorilla glass has been used for 17 major brands and models of the 70 models.

After the chemical strengthening process, Gorilla glass for the equipment manufacturer to provide durable, scratch resistant liquid crystal display (LCD) protection layer. Gorilla's excellent performance makes it a personal choice for mobile phones, laptops and other personal electronic devices, especially the touch technology products.

Corelle Gorilla glass has a range of different thickness from 0.55 mm to 2 mm, which provides great flexibility for the design of electronic equipment and glass processing. It is an environmentally friendly, the use of Corelle patented melt drop process and the production of aluminum silicate glass. Melt drop technology to produce a uniform specification of a thin glass with a clean surface.

About Corelle, Corelle (www.corning.com) is a global leader in specialty glass and ceramic materials. With 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, and many of the key part of Corelle to create a production, these components can be used in high-tech 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 system; communication network for optical fiber, cable, hardware and equipment; optical biosensors for drug development; and for some other industries, such as advanced optical and semiconductor materials, aerospace, defense, astronomy and Metrology program.