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www.KyoceraAdvancedCeramics.com - Kyocera Advanced Ceramics is supporting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation by giving those who love to cook an opportunity to support the fight against breast cancer. Kyocera Advanced Ceramics is offering a Special Edition 5.5" Santoku Ceramic Knife with an ergonomic pink-colored handle (Model # FK-140-SE, MSRP: $79.95). The ceramic Santoku is ideal for slicing fruits, vegetables and boneless meats. For each knife sold, Kyocera will donate $5.00 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. To date, Kyocera Advanced Ceramics has donated over $162,000.

The Special Edition pink handled 5.5" Santoku knife is available at premier specialty, gift and organic food retailers nationwide or direct from the website: www.KyoceraAdvancedCeramics.com.

About Ceramic Cutlery

Kyocera ceramic

knives hold a razor-sharp edge 10 times longer than conventional cutlery and are typically half the weight of equivalent steel knives. Since the ceramic blade is so light, no artificial weight is added to the handle. This creates an extremely balanced, lightweight tool that becomes a comfortable extension of the hand, reducing fatigue during repetitive cutting tasks. Because they're ceramic, Kyocera knives won't brown foods, won't transfer a metallic taste or smell and will never rust.

About Kyocera

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO), the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 in Kyoto Japan as a producer of advanced ceramics. Today, Kyocera is the world's largest manufacturer of advanced ceramic knives and kitchen tools. Product lines include ceramic knives, slicers, peelers, grinders, graters, scrapers, sharpeners, scissors, and pens. U.S. headquarters for Kyocera's advanced ceramics division is in Costa Mesa, California.

Kyocera Advanced Ceramics
Katie Shaw, Marketing Manager, 714-428-3711
katie.shaw@kyocera.com