Press Releases

Brian Chislea, application engineer for Dow Corning, is presenting a poster at IPC APEX EXPO 2017 in San Diego, Calif., that highlights how two new classes of advanced silicone adhesives are expanding design flexibility for advanced assembly solutions. Titled “New Silicone Adhesives for Advanced Assembly Solutions,” his presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. and again from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. during the conference’s Design Track. View more and related images

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, sees the role of specialized adhesive technologies as a key driver of this growth – especially in skin-adhered medical devices, a major segment of the wearables market. Selecting the right adhesive for each device type – based upon factors such as duration of wear, skin condition, and device size and weight – can have a significant impact on patient compliance and, ultimately, treatment efficacy. Advancements in silicone-based adhesive technologies are intended to offer expanded flexibility to support new device designs while meeting patient needs for comfort and ease of use. View more and related images

Thomas Seldrum, an associate application engineering specialist for Dow Corning, is presenting a paper at the 2017 Thermal Management for EV/HEV event in Berlin, highlighting the benefits that thermally-conductive silicones provide today’s designers of automotive and power electronics. Seldrum’s talk is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 12:40 p.m. at the Sofitel Hotel Berlin Kurfürstendamm. View more and related images

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, will announce at MD&M West 2017 the expansion of its Midland-based North American Healthcare Application Center, together with the latest additions to its growing healthcare product portfolio. View more and related images

Sandrine Teixeira, application engineer for Transportation Advanced Assembly at Dow Corning, will present a poster at the 2017 Advanced Automotive Battery Conference in Mainz, Germany, highlighting the thermal management benefits that high-performance silicones offer to designers of today’s automotive batteries. View more and related images

Solvay, a world leader in polyamide-based performance materials, announces global price increases for its polyamide Technyl® compounds and Stabamid® resins as well as upstream intermediates brands Rhodiacid™(Adipic Acid) and Rhodiamine™ (HDMA). View more and related images

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, significantly expanded the design flexibilities for LED packaging manufacturers today with the addition of three new highly reflective silicone coatings to its fast-growing portfolio of advanced LED solutions. View more and related images

SAIC General Motors (SGM) has launched in China its new-generation Buick GL8 and GL8 Avenir luxury multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs), which sport the world’s largest polycarbonate (PC) rear quarter window, molded from SABIC’s LEXAN™ resin. View more and related images

Baerlocher USA, part of Baerlocher Group, a leading global supplier of plastics additives, today announced it will add a third reactor for the production of calcium, zinc, sodium and other metal soaps at its facility, located here. This major capital investment will increase capacity by 50 percent and further position the industry leader to meet steadily accelerating demand from the North American polyolefin and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industries. View more and related images

Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty polymers, announced today that it has appointed Chase Plastics Services, Inc., a leading stocking distributor of more than 6,400 specialty and engineering thermoplastics, as its newest North American distributor of Solvay’s Algoflon® L and Polymist® PTFE Micronized Powders. View more and related images