Corning’s Taiwan Facilities Unaffected by Earthquake
04 Marzo 2010 - 3:14PM
Business Wire
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) said today that the company’s
LCD glass production in Taiwan has not been impacted by the level 5
earthquake that shook Taiwan yesterday. The company issued the
following statement:
“Management at our Tainan LCD glass facility has reported that
there were no injuries or damage to the facility, and that all
glass-making operations recovered within hours and are running
normally. Also the earthquake had no impact to Corning’s Taichung
LCD glass plant.”
Company officials reported that the Tainan facility did require
some minor repairs which did not affect normal manufacturing
operations or output.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” (within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995), which are based on current expectations and assumptions
about Corning’s financial results and business operations, that
involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties
include: the effect of global political, economic and business
conditions; conditions in the financial and credit
markets; currency fluctuations; tax rates; product demand
and industry capacity; competition; reliance on a concentrated
customer base; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions;
availability of critical components and materials; new product
commercialization; pricing fluctuations and changes
in the mix of sales between premium and non-premium
products; new plant start-up or restructuring costs;
possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist
activity, armed conflict, political instability or major health
concerns; adequacy of insurance; equity company activities;
acquisition and divestiture activities; the level of excess or
obsolete inventory; the rate of technology change; the ability to
enforce patents; product and components performance issues; stock
price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or regulatory
developments. These and other risk factors
are detailed in Corning’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as
of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no obligation
to update them in light of new information or future events.
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in
specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of
materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning
creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology
systems for 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 systems;
optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for
telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery;
and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a
number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense,
astronomy and metrology.
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