Dow Corning Opens Solar Solutions Application & Business Center in Newark, California
20 Novembre 2009 - 3:29PM
PR Newswire (US)
MIDLAND, Mich., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dow Corning Corp.
today opened a Solar Solutions Application & Business Center in
Newark, California that will serve as its West Coast hub for
customer sales, product evaluation and the development of
commercialization strategy. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081030/CLTH022LOGO ) The
center, located within Dow Corning's 32,130-square-foot
manufacturing facility, features state-of-the-art laboratories and
testing facilities. "Dow Corning is excited to establish a presence
on the West Coast, home to many of our solar customers and some of
the largest solar energy providers in North America," said Gaetan
Borgers, global industry director, Dow Corning Solar Business. "We
see the North American market as poised for growth in the very near
future and we want to provide local support to our customers in
this market." The Newark center is equipped with materials
development and characterization laboratories, which will allow
customers to evaluate environmental aging and performance
capabilities on-site. In addition to serving West Coast customers,
the center will also serve customers around the world by
supplementing the capabilities of Dow Corning's Solar Solutions
Application Center in Freeland, Michigan, and the center in
JinCheon, Korea, which is scheduled to open early next year. "Dow
Corning is committed to promoting global solar innovation and
helping develop solar power as a viable and sustainable energy
option," said Borgers. "Silicone technology has tremendous
potential to address key challenges preventing the widespread use
of solar power such as the high cost of solar modules." The Solar
Solutions Application & Business Center in California is the
latest in a series of recent solar-related announcements made by
Dow Corning. -- In September, Dow Corning announced the
commercialization of a breakthrough manufacturing process featuring
new developmental silicone materials - -- Dow Corning® PV-6100
Encapsulant Series - that significantly increases the production
rate of solar panels, effectively lowering the cost per watt of
solar power. -- Also in September, Dow Corning announced the
addition of a new sealant and adhesive to its solar solutions
portfolio: Dow Corning® PV-8303 Ultra Fast Cure Sealant and Dow
Corning® PV-8030 Adhesive for bonding and sealing photovoltaic
module components. -- In June, Dow Corning announced that more than
50 percent of its innovation portfolio will be on projects related
to sustainability. One of the only companies in the world able to
provide silicon-based solutions throughout the entire photovoltaic
value chain, Dow Corning is investing to expand its portfolio of
total solution packages for solar cell manufacturing, module
assembly and installation. Solution packages are built on
high-performance silicone products such as encapsulants, adhesives,
coatings, potting agents and sealants, as well as next-generation
solar grade silicon. Over the past five years, Dow Corning and its
joint ventures at the Hemlock Semiconductor Group have announced
investments of more than $5 billion to research, develop and expand
production of materials critical to the solar industry. About Dow
Corning Dow Corning (http://www.dowcorning.com/) provides
performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more
than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones,
silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more
than 7,000 products and services via the company's Dow Corning® and
XIAMETER® brands. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical
Company (NYSE:DOW) and Corning, Incorporated (NYSE:GLW). More than
half of Dow Corning's annual sales are outside the United States.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081030/CLTH022LOGODATASOURCE:
Dow Corning CONTACT: Jeffrey A. Smith, APCO Worldwide,
+1-202-778-2012, Web Site: http://www.dowcorning.com/
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