Corning Incorporated announced 21 March 2006 the commercial launch of EAGLE XG(TM), the industry“s first liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate which is free of all heavy metals. “Corning conti…
Corning Incorporated announced 21 March 2006 the commercial launch of EAGLE XG(TM), the industry“s first liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate which is free of all heavy metals. “Corning continues to create customer value through the minimization of potential costs related to environmental regulations and recycling challenges,” said James P. Clappin, president, Display Technologies. Clappin announced the industry“s most environmentally-friendly LCD glass during the DisplaySearch US FPD Conference in San Diego, California. “EAGLE XG is a green substrate that provides added value for panel manufacturers, and the entire TFT-LCD value chain, while retaining all of the process benefits and attributes of EAGLE2000(TM), another innovative glass composition from Corning that has become the industry standard,” Mr. Clappin said. EAGLE XG is the first and only LCD glass to be completely free of heavy metals, including arsenic. As with EAGLE2000, it is also free of antimony and barium, and halides such as chlorine and fluorine. These materials, added by some glass suppliers during their manufacturing process, can produce potentially harmful manufacturing by-products.