Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW)

1 Riverfront Plaza
Corning, NY 14831-0001 (Map)
Phone: 607-974-9000
Fax: 607-974-8091
http://www.corning.com

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Overview

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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Company Type Public (NYSE: GLW)
Fiscal Year-End December
2008 Sales (mil.) £4,107.7
1-Year Sales Growth 1.5%
2008 Net Income (mil.) £3,630.5
1-Year Net Income Growth 144.5%
2008 Employees 27,000
1-Year Employee Growth 8.9%
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Chairman and CEO Wendell P. Weeks
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President, COO, and Director Peter F. Volanakis
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Vice Chairman and CFO James B. Flaws
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  • #414 in FORTUNE 500
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  • #227 in FT Global 500
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