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Fascinating Silicone™. The Versatile Silicone Toolbox Advantages.

Reliable performance under challenging conditions

Silicones thrive on challenges, including exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, harsh chemicals, sterilization, rain, snow, salt spray, ultraviolet radiation, ozone, and acid rain ... to name a few. This results in:

  • The ability to develop products for the world’s most demanding processes and applications
  • Less maintenance
  • Fewer failures
  • Greater customer satisfaction
Did you know ... a liquid silicone rubber technology developed especially for use in harsh, cold climates protects China’s Qingzang Railway, the highest
long-distance railway in the world! Read the story.
Did you know ... when combined with the right pigment, a silicone resin can withstand temperatures as high as 760°C (1,400°F)!
 

Success stories

Keeping the power on – and the Qingzang Railway running

Silicone gel protects water meter circuits from severe conditions


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