Corning Q1 net falls; management comments on Japan operations
NEW YORK (Metal-Pages) 29-Apr-11. US-based Corning this week posted lower first-quarter net earnings despite increased sales, while management assured shareholders that none of the company’s operations were affected by the recent natural disasters in Japan. Executives in a conference call Wednesday also noted that inventories of specialty glass products for the electronics sector may grow in the second quarter but that a strong second half is anticipated for the glass ...

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