Ceremony for the 25th Anniversary of the Founding of Dow Corning Korea

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2008-11-03 10:41

Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--It has been 25 years since Dow Corning, which was the first in the world to commercialize silicone, introduced the material in Korea in 1983 and started local production and marketing. To celebrate this occasion, Dow Corning Korea will host a ceremony at COEX InterContinental Hotel on November 4. Not only will all the employees of Dow Corning Korea attend, but also Mr. Jean Marc Gilson, President of Dow Corning Asia, and local customers of Dow Corning will participate to make the event even more significant.

For the last 25 years, Dow Corning Korea has offered silicone products and solutions to all manufacturing fields, including electronics, semiconductors, textiles, architecture, chemistry, automobiles, and cosmetics, and has achieved continuous growth, together with that of the Korean economy.

Especially, Dow Corning Korea has supplied its products and solutions that have helped Korean companies to produce high-value added products to compete with companies around the world. Today, Dow Corning Korea provides total solutions on the basis of its overseas network and specialty, so that the small and medium companies of Korea are able to successfully penetrate overseas markets.

Dow Corning Korea has continuously developed itself. Since opening the first silicone production factory in Korea in 1983, Dow Corning Korea has produced various sealing agents, adhesives, rubbers, release agents, antifoaming agents, fiber oil solutions, and coating agents. From 1997, it has been playing the role of a key base to supply sealants and rubber products to Asian countries. Having its continuous export performance recognized, Dow Corning Korea received the US$100,000,000 Export Tower in 2006, first in the local silicone business.

In addition, Dow Corning Korea holds “Visiting Environment and Science Class’, a program to train environment-friendly future generations, and through which it makes a contribution to local community.

“Dow Corning Korea has pursued continuous innovation and creation for the better future of customers over the last 25 years, and we will keep growing together with customers, aiming to make Korean companies ‘global’ and technology ‘highly advanced’,” said Cho, Dal-ho, CEO of Dow Corning Korea.

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About Dow Corning

Dow Corning (www.dowcorning.com) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services, Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated.

Dow Corning Korea, established in 1983 as a joint company with Lucky (currently LG Chemical), became the fully owned subsidiary of Dow Corning in 1995. Dow Corning Korea aims to provide products and services tailored to specific customer needs. Dow Corning Korea’s Jincheon plant received the export award for exceeding the USD 70 million export mark, and is regarded as the pillar of the Korean export industry and the Asian hub of silicon sealant and rubber supply.

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