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The second most abundant element on Earth, silicon is found in everyday materials like sand, clay, granite, and many minerals. As a raw material, it is extremely useful. Some products are built from silicon in its elemental state. For example, a small wafer of highly purified silicon is found in virtually every computer. Typically, silicon is processed in a number of ways to create a huge family of products, including building materials, lubricants, silicone sealants, and silicone adhesives.
At Dow Corning, we focus on creating products based on silicon chemistry. Many of these products are commonly known as silicones. In fact, silicones represent a huge group of products that share useful common traits like stability at high temperatures and resistance to age, sunlight, moisture, temperature extremes, and exposure to chemicals.
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