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of Technology’s 200-inch (5.1 m) telescope mirror at Palomar systems. Failure to succeed in photonics and the collapse in 2000 of
0v;uˆ-|ou‹ ‰-v 1-v| 0‹ oumbm] 7†ubm] 1934–1936 out of the dot-com market had a major impact on the company, and Corning
Ѵo‰ ;Šr-mvbom 0ouovbѴb1-|; ]Ѵ-vvĺŒѶœ m ƐƖƒƑķ ;ou]; ѴѴ;u‹ stock plummeted to $1 per share. However, as of 2007 the company
-Ѵ; -rruo-1_;7 oumbm] ‰b|_ |_; 1_-ѴѴ;m]; o= =-0ub1-ঞm] |_; u;t†bu;7 _-7 rov|;7 Cˆ; v|u-b]_| ‹;-uv o= blruoˆbm] Cm-m1b-Ѵ r;u=oul-m1;ĺ
orঞ1 =ou _bv -Ѵol-u ruof;1|ĺ ru;ˆbo†v ;@ou| |o =-0ub1-|; |_; orঞ1 Today Corning is involved in two joint ventures: Dow Corning and
=uol =†v;7 t†-u|Œ _-7 =-bѴ;7ĺ oumbm]Ľv Cuv| -‚;lr| ‰-v - =-bѴ†u;ķ |_; b‚v0†u]_ oumbm]ĺ †;v| b-]movঞ1v -m7 oˆ-m1; ‰;u; vr†m o@
1-v| 0Ѵ-mh _-ˆbm] ˆob7vĺ &vbm] Ѵ;vvomv Ѵ;-um;7ķ oumbm] ‰-v v†11;vv=†Ѵ from Corning in 1996. Corning is one of the main suppliers to Apple
bm |_; 1-vঞm] o= |_; v;1om7 0Ѵ-mhĺ [;u - ‹;-u o= 1ooѴbm]ķ 7†ubm] ‰_b1_ m1ĺ vbm1; ‰ouhbm] ‰b|_ "|;ˆ; o0v bm 2007 to develop the iPhone. It is
b| ‰-v -Ѵlov| Ѵov| |o - Yoo7ķ bm 1935 |_; 0Ѵ-mh ‰-v 1olrѴ;|;7ĺ $_; Cuv| om; o= |_; ‰ouѴ7Ľv 0b]];v| ]Ѵ-vvl-h;uv
0Ѵ-mh mo‰ u;vb7;v bm oumbm]Ľv †v;†l o= Ѵ-vvĺ
In 1935ķ oumbm] =oul;7 - r-u|m;uv_br ‰b|_ 0o‚Ѵ; l-h;u ‰;mvŊ ѴѴbmobvķ
which formed the company known today as Owens Corning. Owens Main Values
oumbm] ‰-v vr†m o@ -v - v;r-u-|; 1olr-m‹ bm 1938. oumbm] bv ]†b7;7 0‹ -m ;m7†ubm] v;| o= ˆ-Ѵ†;v |_-| 7;Cm;v b|v b b b 7 7 0 7 b |
$_; 1olr-m‹ _-7 - _bv|ou‹ o= v1b;m1;Ŋ0-v;7 bmmoˆ-ঞomv =oѴѴo‰bm] )ouѴ7 u;Ѵ-ঞomv_br ‰b|_ ;lrѴo‹;;vķ 1†v|ol;uvķ -m7 1oll†mbঞ;vĺ
)-u -m7 |_; v|u-|;]‹ 0‹ l-m-];l;m| ‰-v u;v;-u1_ -m7 ľ7bvu†rঞˆ;Ŀ
-m7 ľom 7;l-m7Ŀ ruo7†1| bmmoˆ-ঞomĺ QUALITY
In 1962 Corning developed Chemcor, a new toughened $o|-Ѵ †-Ѵb|‹ bv |_; ]†b7bm] rubm1brѴ; o= oumbm]Ľv 0†vbm;vv Ѵb=;ĺ $o|-Ѵ
-†|olo0bѴ; ‰bm7v_b;Ѵ7 7;vb]m;7 |o 0; |_bmm;u -m7 Ѵb]_|;u |_-m ;Šbvঞm] †-Ѵb|‹ 7;l-m7v 1omঞm†o†v blruoˆ;l;m| bm -ѴѴ ruo1;vv;vķ ruo7†1|vķ
‰bm7v_b;Ѵ7vķ ‰_b1_ u;7†1;7 7-m];u o= r;uvom-Ѵ bmf†u‹ 0‹ v_-‚;ubm] bm|o -m7 v;uˆb1;vĺ $_; 1olr-m‹ v†11;vv 7;r;m7v om b|v -0bѴb|‹ |o Ѵ;-um =uol
small granules when smashed. This toughened glass had a chemically ;Šr;ub;m1;ķ |o ;l0u-1; 1_-m];ķ -m7 |o -1_b;ˆ; |_; =†ѴѴ bmˆoѴˆ;l;m| o=
hardened outer layer, and its manufacture incorporated an ion all its employees.
;Š1_-m]; -m7 - ľ=†vbom ruo1;vvĿ bm vr;1b-Ѵ =†um-1;v |_-| oumbm] 0†bѴ|
bm b|v Ѵ-1hv0†u]ķ (bu]bmb- =-1bѴb|‹ĺ oumbm] 7;ˆ;Ѵor;7 b| -v -m -Ѵ|;um-ঞˆ; INTEGRITY
|o Ѵ-lbm-|;7 ‰bm7v_b;Ѵ7v ‰b|_ |_; bm|;mঞom o= 0;1olbm] -m -†|oloঞˆ; m|;]ub|‹ bv |_; =o†m7-ঞom o= oumbm]Ľv u;r†|-ঞomĺ $_; 1olr-m‹
bm7†v|u‹ v†rrѴb;uĺ [;u 0;bm] bmv|-ѴѴ;7 -v vb7; ]Ѵ-vv bm - Ѵblb|;7 u†m o= earned the respect and trust of people around the world through more
1968 Plymouth Barracudas and Dodge Darts, Chemcor windshields |_-m - 1;m|†u‹ o= 0;_-ˆbou |_-| bv _om;v|ķ 7;1;m|ķ -m7 =-buĺ
7;0†|;7 om |_; 1970 lo7;Ѵ ‹;-u -ˆ;Ѵbmv-m7 *v 0†bѴ| 0‹ l;ub1-m
o|ouv ourou-ঞom Ő őĺ v |_;u; ‰;u; mo l-m7-|ou‹ v-=;|‹ PERFORMANCE
standards for motor vehicle windshields, the larger automakers had no Providing Corning shareholders a superior long-term return on their
Cm-m1b-Ѵ bm1;mঞˆ; |o 1_-m]; =uol |_; 1_;-r;u ;Šbvঞm] ruo7†1|vĺ oumbm] bmˆ;v|l;m| bv - 0†vbm;vv blr;u-ঞˆ;ĺ $_bv u;t†bu;v |_-| |_; 1olr-m‹
terminated its windshield project in 1971ķ -[;u b| |†um;7 o†| |o 0; om; o= -ѴѴo1-|;v b|v u;vo†u1;v |o ;mv†u; ruoC|-0Ѵ; ]uo‰|_ķ l-bm|-bm -m
|_; 1olr-m‹Ľv ľ0b]];v| -m7 lov| ;Šr;mvbˆ; =-bѴ†u;vĿĺ o‰;ˆ;uķ Ѵbh; l-m‹ ;@;1ঞˆ; 0-Ѵ-m1; 0;|‰;;m |o7-‹ -m7 |olouuo‰ĺ
oumbm] bmmoˆ-ঞomvķ |_; †mbt†; ruo1;vv |o l-m†=-1|†u; |_bv -†|oloঞˆ; INNOVATION
]Ѵ-vv ‰-v u;v†uu;1|;7 -m7 bv |o7-‹ |_; 0-vbv o= |_;bu ˆ;u‹ ruoC|-0Ѵ;
oumbm] Ѵ;-7v rubl-ubѴ‹ 0‹ |;1_mb1-Ѵ bmmoˆ-ঞom -m7 v_-u;v - 7;;r
]Ѵ-vv 0†vbm;vvĺ
0;Ѵb;= bm |_; ro‰;u o= |;1_moѴo]‹ĺ $_; 1olr-m‹ _-v - _bv|ou‹ o= ]u;-|
In the fall of 1970ķ |_; 1olr-m‹ -mmo†m1;7 |_-| u;v;-u1_;uv !o0;u|
1om|ub0†ঞomv bm v1b;m1; -m7 |;1_moѴo]‹ķ -m7 b| bv |_bv v-l; vrbub|
ĺ -†u;uķ om-Ѵ7 ;1hķ ;|;u ĺ "1_†Ѵ|Œķ -m7 u-mh ,bl-u _-7
o= bmmoˆ-ঞom |_-| _-v ;m-0Ѵ;7 b| |o 1u;-|; m;‰ ruo7†1|v -m7 m;‰
7;lomv|u-|;7 -m orঞ1-Ѵ C0;u ‰b|_ - Ѵo‰ orঞ1-Ѵ -‚;m†-ঞom o= Ɛƕ 7
l-uh;|vķ |o bm|uo7†1; m;‰ =oulv o= 1ourou-|; ou]-mbŒ-ঞomķ -m7 |o
r;u hbѴol;|;u 0‹ 7orbm] vbѴb1- ]Ѵ-vv ‰b|_ ঞ|-mb†lĺ =;‰ ‹;-uv Ѵ-|;u
v;;h m;‰ Ѵ;ˆ;Ѵv o= ;lrѴo‹;; r-uঞ1br-ঞomĺ
|_;‹ ruo7†1;7 - C0;u ‰b|_ omѴ‹ Ɠ 7 ņhlķ †vbm] ];ul-mb†l oŠb7; -v
|_; 1ou; 7or-m|ĺ "†1_ Ѵo‰ -‚;m†-ঞomv l-7; C0;u orঞ1v ru-1ঞ1-Ѵ
=ou |;Ѵ;1oll†mb1-ঞomv -m7 m;|‰ouhbm]ĺ oumbm] 0;1-l; |_; ‰ouѴ7Ľv
Ѵ;-7bm] l-m†=-1|†u;u o= orঞ1-Ѵ C0;uĺ
In 1977ķ 1omvb7;u-0Ѵ; -‚;mঞom ‰-v ]bˆ;m |o oumbm]Ľv , Ѵ-vv ruof;1|ĺ ,
Ѵ-vv ‰-v - ruo7†1| †v;7 bm |;Ѵ;ˆbvbom rb1|†u; |†0;vĺ †; |o - m†l0;u o=
=-1|ouvķ |_; ;Š-1| m-|†u; o= ‰_b1_ -u; v†0f;1| |o 7bvr†|;ķ |_bv ruof;1| ‰-v
1omvb7;u;7 - v|;;r Ѵovv bm ruoC| -m7 ruo7†1ঞˆb|‹ĺ $_; =oѴѴo‰bm] ‹;-u |_;
ruof;1| l-7; - r-uঞ-Ѵ u;1oˆ;u‹ĺ $_bv bm1b7;m| _-v 0;;m 1b|;7 -v - 1-v; CORNING
v|†7‹ 0‹ |_; -uˆ-u7 "1_ooѴ o= †vbm;vvĺ One Riverfront Plaza, Corning,
olr-m‹ ruoC|v vo-u;7 bm |_; Ѵ-|; 1990v 7†ubm] |_; 7o|Ŋ1ol 0oolķ
-m7 oumbm] ;Šr-m7;7 b|v C0;u or;u-ঞomv vb]mbC1-m|Ѵ‹ ‰b|_ v;ˆ;u-Ѵ m;‰ New York 14831 - USA
rѴ-m|vĺ $_; 1olr-m‹ -Ѵvo ;m|;u;7 |_; r_o|omb1v l-uh;|ķ bmˆ;vঞm] _;-ˆbѴ‹ Tel.: +1 - 6079749000
‰b|_ |_; bm|;m| o= 0;1olbm] |_; Ѵ;-7bm] ruoˆb7;u o= 1olrѴ;|; C0;uŊorঞ1
WWW.CORNING.COM

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