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Fascinating Silicones

The list of how silicones and other silicone-based materials can improve our world is as long as imagination and as broad as society's needs.

Learn more at the Fascinating Silicone Discovery Center


Dow Corning: a history of proven innovation

Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® (www.xiameter.com) brands. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States. Dow Corning’s global operations adhere to the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® initiative, a stringent set of standards designed to advance the safe and secure management of chemical products and processes.

Dow Corning is also the majority shareholder in the Hemlock Semiconductor Group (www.hscpoly.com) joint ventures, which includes Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation and Hemlock Semiconductor, L.L.C. Hemlock Semiconductor is a leading provider of polycrystalline silicon and other silicon-based products used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices and solar cells and modules. Hemlock Semiconductor began operations in 1961 and has announced more than $4 billion of investments since 2005.


Dow Corning was established in 1943 specifically to explore and develop the potential of silicones. It has grown to become a global leader in silicone-based technology and innovation.

Learn about the history of Dow Corning and silicones. (PDF: 2.1MB)


A global leader benefiting everyone, everywhere

Headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA, Dow Corning Corporation is a truly global company with a worldwide distributor network and nearly 9,000 employees working across the world.

So, no matter where in the world you are located, Dow Corning is well equipped to provide you with a reliable supply of top-quality silicone materials, technical support and customer service.

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Silicones enhance existing materials and make new ones possible

silicone sealants from Dow Corning Did you know...silicone sealants adhere glass, metal and stone panels more firmly to the sides of buildings.They enable design flexibility and structural soundness under extreme weather conditions worldwide.

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