Kyocera at the International Ceramics Expo 2007; Fine Ceramics Supporting Growth in Leading-edge Industry Markets.

Tokyo, Japan, Apr 10, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - The Kyocera Group exhibition at the International Ceramics Expo 2007, held April 4 to 6 in Tokyo, displayed a wide range of products created using its advanced manufacturing techniques, including small-format, high-performance electronic components, ceramic cutting tools and ball-point pens, artificial joints and implants from Japan Medical Materials, automobile parts, and the world's highest-efficiency solar cells.

Fine ceramics are created using synthesized and highly purified raw materials and sintering them at high-temperatures in highly controlled environments. Most fine-ceramic products are used as instrument parts and devices in industry and manufacturing, so there are very few opportunities for the general public to see them and get a feel for how they are actually used.

However, fine ceramics are used in a wide variety of places and situations in home and office, and have already become an essential part of everyday life. These include miniature multilayer capacitors that contribute to miniaturization and weight-reduction of digital electronics such as communications devices, manufacturing components for large-size LCD displays, implants and artificial joints that make use of ceramics with high bio-compatibility characteristics, solar cells expected the world over to be a next-generation clean-energy source, extremely-long-life amorphous silicon photoreceptor drums that no longer need to be replaced in printers, and diesel fuel-injection components that contribute to increasing engine fuel efficiency.

Motivated by a desire to expand overseas immediately after its inception, Kyocera began dealing, through electronic parts trading companies, with subsidiaries of vendors in Hong Kong that were manufacturing electronic parts in 1961. Thereafter, Kyocera's technical capabilities came to be evaluated highly by leading ceramics-manufacturing countries, and even by America, which led the industry. In 1969, Kyocera established the local subsidiary, Kyocera International Inc., and in 1971, also moved into Europe.

By always taking on new challenges proactively and continuing to diversify, Kyocera has expanded its business and stabilized operations so that now it has developed into a group of 184 companies, including Kyocera Corporation, with over 60 thousand employees world-wide and overseas sales making up roughly 60% of total global sales in related markets.

About Kyocera Corporation

KYOCERA Corporation (TSE: 6971; NYSE: KYO), a global corporation with 183 group companies and more than 61,000 employees, was founded in 1959 as a producer of advanced ceramics. By combining engineered ceramic materials with metals and plastics, and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera Corporation has become a leading supplier of semiconductor packages, electronic components, industrial ceramics, telecommunications equipment, optical instruments, laser printers, copiers and solar energy systems. During the year ended March 31, 2006, Kyocera's consolidated net sales totaled approximately JPY 1,181,489 million (US$10,098 million) with net income of approximately JPY 69,696 million (US$595 million). For more information, please visit www.kyocera.co.jp.

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