Dow Corning

Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA.

History

In 1942 moisture in aircraft engines and corona formation made high-altitude flight all but impossible. Dr. Shailer Bass developed Dow Corning's first product, a simple silicone grease (Dow Corning #4 Compound) that solved the problem. Dow Corning was formally established in 1943 specifically to explore the potential of silicones. Dr. E.C. Sulllivan was named president and Dr. William R. Collings was named general manger in 1943. Dr. Collings latter became president from 1954 until 1962.

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A majority owned subsidary of Dow Corning Corporation is the Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation. Founded in the 1960's at the start of the computer revolution, it is still one of the world's leading manufaturers of high-purity polycrystalline silicon which is sold in varying purity grades for use in both semiconductor silicon wafer manufacturing and photovoltaic applications as solar cells.

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