Corning, N.Y. | Corning Life Sciences | Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced the opening of the Corning Life Sciences Asia distribution center in the Yangshan Free Trade Port Area, Shanghai, China. This distribution center will provide customers with improved support and supply of Corning’s leading life science brands in Asia, including Corning®, Falcon®, and Axygen®.

“The establishment of this new distribution center confirms our commitment to customers in Asia and to the future of the life sciences market here,” Doug Lohse, regional general manager, Corning Life Sciences Asia, said at today’s opening celebration. “This new investment increases our ability to efficiently bring cutting-edge products and solutions to the region. As a global leader of solutions for life science researchers, Corning’s technology plays a key role in enabling our customers to make and deliver breakthrough discoveries.”

Corning’s new distribution center is the result of an agreement with Kuehne + Nagel, a world leading logistics company. The Swiss-based German company has a 125-year history as a leading global provider of innovative and fully integrated supply chain solutions. The Kuehne + Nagel Group has more than 1,000 offices in over 100 countries. Its key business activities are built on the company’s world-class logistic and supply-chain capabilities.

“We are delighted to enter into this new agreement to support Corning Life Sciences’ continued growth in Asia,” said Jens Drewes, president, Kuehne + Nagel North Asia. “The new distribution center in Yangshan, Shanghai leverages our expertise in supply chain distribution solutions and we look forward to building a long-term relationship with Corning.”

Corning Life Sciences continually brings new and innovative laboratory technologies to researchers worldwide and helps customers succeed by providing innovative, high-quality products and services in the areas of polymer science, biochemistry and molecular biology, glass melting and forming, surface modification, and characterization science.

To learn more about Corning’s Life Sciences products, please contact a customer service representative at 1-800-492-1110, toll free in the United States; (+1) 1-978-442-2200 internationally; orvisitwww.corning.com/lifesciences.