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2012.10.19
Dow Corning opens up the fascinating world of silicone for local school students in Pune
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Pune, India: For over five consecutive years, Dow Corning, a global silicone leader, has been organizing a
Fascinating Silicone™ Science Day for local school children at their
manufacturing plant in Ranjangaon, Pune. This year as well, more than 40
students of the Shree Bhairavanath Madhyamik Ani Uchamadhyamik School at Karde
village visited the Dow Corning plant, along with their teachers, to
explore the fascinating world of silicones, and learn how silicones help
improve the quality of our lives.
David Longo, Dow Corning’s manager for the Pune site said, “We want to
use the Science Day to showcase the power of silicone chemistry and stimulate
scientific curiosity among the children. After all, they are the teachers,
scientists and inventors of the future!”
In addition to a tour of the manufacturing site and the laboratories, the
Science Day program included experiments like foam control using silicones as
well as fabric printing using liquid silicone rubber. Various product displays
along with interesting facts on “Sand to Silicones” and “Solar applications”
were arranged in the visit area. These displays and experiments enabled
students to understand the unique properties and everyday applications of
silicones in a simple way.
Students also participated in a solar car race, using solar-powered cars that
they assembled themselves. Fun activities such as memory games were also
conducted, with prizes for winners; and giveaways for all the students. The
solar car race and the experiments were conducted on the school premises to
enable a larger number of students to attend the event. | 
Students get ready for the solar car race (Photo courtesy Prasad Krishnapurkar
for Dow Corning) |
Mr. Longo added, “Events such as these enable us at Dow Corning to not
only further the cause of children’s education but also ensure that we are
nurturing the community relationships built over the years.”
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Dow Corning’s community relations activities in India
Dow Corning in India is active in the communities where we live and
work – we have constructed anganwadis in the villages of Karegaon and Karde. In
Karde, we also installed a solar PV system
that provides electricity to the anganwadi, an adjacent village school and a
community ground. We worked with the village school in Dhoksangvi to provide
them with desks and
benches, as well as a laboratory and library. We regularly conduct Science Days for the
local school children and their teachers.
We also participate
in the Mumbai Marathon to fund an educational NGO called ATMA, and work
with Habitat
for Humanity to construct low-cost housing.
In September 2011, as part of Dow Corning’s Citizen Service
Corps, a group of ten Dow Corning employees traveled to Ujire (near
Mangalore in India) to work with the local communities on projects such as
improved methods for peeling areca nuts, sustainable energy solutions for
under-served households, and enhanced processes for a garment making
enterprise.
About Dow Corning in India
Dow Corning in India (dowcorning.in) has
worked closely with customers to help them be successful in local as well as in
international markets. We serve customers across the region from our office in
Mumbai and our manufacturing facility in Pune. Our Application &
Engineering Technical Services laboratory enables collaboration with Indian
customers to provide silicone-based solutions that are new to, or customized
for India.
About Dow Corning
Dow Corning (dowcorning.com) 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® 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.
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