Dow Corning is a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation. It offers more than 7,000 products and services via the Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® (www.xiameter.com) brands.

The Dow Corning® brand serves customers who want specialty silicones, customised services and technical support. The XIAMETER® brand is the world's largest online portal for silicone materials. It serves customers who want to easily buy high quality, standard silicones.

Dow Corning is a joint venture 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 is also the majority shareholder in the Hemlock Semiconductor Group (www.hscpoly.com) joint ventures, which includes Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation and Hemlock Semiconductor, L.L.C. Hemlock Semiconductor is a leading provider of polycrystalline silicon and other silicon-based products used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices and solar cells and modules. Hemlock Semiconductor began operations in 1961 and has announced more than $4 billion of investments since 2005.