Dow Corning Corporation

MIDLAND, Mich.—At the 2008 Global Release Liner Industry Conference, Dow Corning Corporation and Heraeus Metallhandelsgesellschaft will offer a joint presentation titled Platinum Challenges: Trends and Developments, Wednesday, February 6, at the Hilton Amsterdam Hotel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Dow Corning’s Global Release Segment Team Leader Norm Kanar and Heraeus’ Head of Marketing and Sales Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach will discuss trends in pressure sensitive release markets and how they have influenced recent development activities by market segment and by technology. “Platinum is an important component in silicone release systems,” Kanar said. “Although the cost of platinum metal continues to increase, efforts within the release

MIDLAND, Mich.—Dow Corning Corporation, a leading supplier of innovative silicone solutions for the pulp and paper industry, has announced the opening of its Recycled Fiber (RCF) Lab in Barry, Wales. Dedicated to innovative recycling technologies and products, the facility is expected to help processors meet tightening environmental regulations, contain costs, and improve product quality. “In this lab setting, we can conduct very efficient initial testing on a wide range of potential product formulations, under varying conditions,” said John Francis, Dow Corning Pulp & Paper Application Engineer and RCF Technical Leader. “We can accurately simulate many different applications, such as newspapers and lower-grade writing papers,