On Oct 19, 9:38 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
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oups.com...



Seems as though Corning has always been an up and down kind of
business.

After the telecom fiasco, Corning downsized, got rid of some weak product
lines and focused back on their core business. The stock has slowly
recovered from a low of about 2 bucks a share up to the mid to high 20's.

Many years ago Corning developed the ceramic "rice" used in catalytic
converters for gas powered cars. I was involved in the design, building,
test and installation of several sputter deposition systems that coated the
"rice" with the catalytic material.

In addition to LCD glass (their primary business) and fiberoptics, Corning
is the primary supplier of the catalytic material now required in the newer
diesel powered trucks. I think I recall reading that by 2012 it will also
be required in diesel powered boat applications. (Boating content :-) )

Eisboch

Wow, that's a lot of heat to disperse from the boat, assuming the
converter will be inside the hull, which would probably be the case....