Dow Corning Corporation
HEADQUARTERS
Dow Corning Corporation
PO Box 994
Midland, MI 48686-0994
United States
Phone: +1 989 496 4400
Fax: +1 989 496 6731
Email: coatings@dowcorning.com
Website: dowcorning.com/coatings
• Gloss enhancement
• Feel and touch
• Mar resistance and slip
• Heat and temperature resistance
• Impact deadening
• Water resistance
• UV resistance
• Antifouling
Technical Services:
Headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA, Dow Corning Corporation is a truly global company with a worldwide distributor
network and approximately 12,000 employees working across
the world.
Company Description:
Dow Corning was established in 1943 specifically to explore
and develop the potential of silicones. It has grown to become
a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation.
Dow Corning ( dowcorning.com) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide, offering more than 7,000 products and
services through the 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.
Markets Served:
Dow Corning offers a comprehensive selection of innovative silicon-based additives, resins and binders for the coatings industry.
In addition to materials, the company provides supportive services and solutions tailored to the specific business needs of the
global coatings industry. To learn more about Dow Corning’s full
range of coatings solutions, visit dowcorning.com/coatings.
So, no matter where in the world you are located, Dow Corning
is well-equipped to provide you with a reliable supply of top-qual-ity silicone materials, technical support and customer service.
Major Product Brands:
Dow Corning provides a variety of silicone coatings solutions:
• Dow Corning® brand slip and leveling family: A family of
multipurpose slip and leveling additives for wood, furniture and
plastic coatings, inks and overprint varnishes.
• Dow Corning® brand superwetter family: A family of 100%
silicone polyether copolymers that improve wetting over a wide
range of substrates, including wood, plastics and metal.
• Dow Corning® 71 Additive and Dow Corning® 74 Additive:
Silicone coating additives specifically designed for inks and overprint varnishes.
• Dow Corning® 87 Additive and Dow Corning® 88 Additive:
Modern formulations that provide improved water resistance for
decorative paints and coatings.
• Dow Corning® 100F Additive: Fluorosilicone defoaming
agent that is effective in solvent-based and radiation-cured coating formulations, including high-solids systems.
Technology:
Our innovative, silicon-based enabling technologies can help you
infuse your products with high-value performance attributes that
will give you a competitive advantage in the marketplace. As a
leader and innovator with a long history of success in the industry, Dow Corning’s performance-enhancing coating technology
platforms are well-aligned to the needs of the increasingly competitive global coatings market. Consider what adding the following enabling technologies could do to improve your products’
performance and support your business goals:
For More Information
Visit dowcorning.com/powerup or email coatings@dowcorning.com
to learn how Dow Corning’s innovative coatings technology platforms
can help you power up your product line. Or contact a Dow Corning
expert at 1 866 739 7224.
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