Corning to Supply Ceramic Membrane Liquid Filters to Ionics for Food and Beverage Markets.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CORNING, N.Y. & WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003 Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated NYSE: GLW is an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The company was known until 1989 as Corning Glass Works. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GLW GLW Glasgow Airport (UK) GLW Gross Laden Weight GLW Good Lady Wife (Australia) ) and Ionics, Incorporated (NYSE: ION) announced today an agreement for the supply of Corning ceramic membrane Ceramic membranes are made from inorganic metarials (such as alumina, titania, zirconia oxides or some glassy materials) and they are used in membrane operations. By contrast with polymeric membranes they can used in separations where aggressive media (acids, strong solvents) are liquid filters to Ionics for the food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. processing industries. The multi-year agreement further enhances Ionics' integrated membrane systems approach for these markets. Ionics will incorporate Corning's advanced ceramic membrane filters into their process membrane systems for food and beverage processing applications. Ionics will be the exclusive supplier of these advanced filters in food and beverage applications in North America, South America and Western Europe. The filter types include 0.2 um, 0.01 um, and 0.005 um ceramic membrane filters used for microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration ultrafiltration /ul·tra·fil·tra·tion/ (ul?trah-fil-tra´shun) filtration through a filter capable of removing very minute (ultramicroscopic) particles. ul·tra·fil·tra·tion n. (UF). "The agreement with Corning helps Ionics offer our customers an even broader range of purification options," said Stephen Messinger, business manager of Ionics' Food Center of Excellence. "With the addition of Corning ceramic membrane filters to our toolbox, we can couple our advanced membrane systems with one of the most effective filters available to offer food and beverage customers a clearly superior processing solution." "We are pleased that Ionics has chosen our ceramic membrane filters for their high-performance membrane systems," noted Stephen P. Suttle, vice president and general manager, Corning Environmental Technologies. "We look forward to the opportunity to work with Ionics to further enhance our filters' benefits to their customers." Corning manufactures and markets advanced ceramic membrane filters to clarify, separate and decontaminate de·con·tam·i·nate tr.v. de·con·tam·i·nat·ed, de·con·tam·i·nat·ing, de·con·tam·i·nates 1. To eliminate contamination in. 2. liquids. They are currently used in a variety of applications including food and beverage processing, as well as in the semiconductor, petrochemical and wastewater treatment industries. Corning ceramic membrane filters are based on technology the company invented in the early 1970s that made possible the introduction of automobile catalytic converters. That invention - the cellular ceramic substrate - is now the standard for catalytic converters worldwide. About Ionics Established in 1948, Ionics, Incorporated (www.ionics.com) is a global separations technology company involved in the manufacture and sale of membranes, equipment and own-and-operate services for a variety of liquid separations needs ranging from water purification and water/wastewater recovery to brine clarification. For many years, Ionics has applied its advanced membrane-based technologies in food and dairy applications such as the demineralization demineralization /de·min·er·al·iza·tion/ (de-min?er-al-i-za´shun) excessive elimination of mineral or organic salts from tissues of the body. de·min·er·al·i·za·tion n. of cheese whey whey liquid residue from milk after the removal of cheese curds in the manufacture of cheese. An excellent protein supplement but difficult to handle in the liquid form, except to pigs maintained close to the cheese factory. Dried whey is easy to handle but processing costs are high. to make a major ingredient used in infant formula. Ionics' revenues for 2001 were $466.7 million. About Corning Established in 1851, Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) creates leading-edge technologies that offer growth opportunities in markets that fuel the world's economy. Corning manufactures optical fiber, cable and photonic products for the telecommunications industry; and high-performance displays and components for television, information technology and other communications-related industries. The company also uses advanced materials to manufacture products for scientific, semiconductor and environmental markets. |
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