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About Dow Corning

About Silicone

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.

Dow Corning was established in 1943 specifically to explore and develop the potential of silicones. The corporation was created as a joint venture between Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated) and The Dow Chemical Company, which continue to own equal shares.

From its pioneering role in the development of silicones for commercial applications, Dow Corning has grown to become a global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation. We provide performance-enhancing products and solutions that meet the needs of customers in virtually every major industry and improve the daily lives of nearly a billion of the world’s people.

The company’s textile solutions group develops materials and process for use in the manufacturing of protective apparel and gear, medical devices, safety equipment and electronic cases. Let us make your vision a reality. We specialize in collaborating with companies to invent and innovate. With a level of proven expertise, we offer a consultative role to navigate through the development process.

Silicon-based materials, including silicones, are truly amazing. They can be formulated to deliver an almost unlimited range of benefits. They can stick things firmly together or allow them to slip easily apart. They can be used to create tough, water-repellent architectural coatings and fluffy, super-absorbent bath towels. They can withstand both desert heat and arctic cold, chemical attack and electrical discharge. Yet they are gentle enough for use in lotions that soothe a baby’s skin.

The list of how silicones and other silicon-based materials can improve our world is as long as imagination and as broad as society’s needs. One of the things we value most about these materials is their contribution to the sustainability of our diverse lifestyles and the preservation of our natural resources.

For more information about silicones and Dow Corning, download our informative brochure. (PDF)

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