Dow Corning to add on-line sales of Silicone rubber. (In Brief).In 2003, Dow Corning Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA. Dow Corning specializes in silicon and silicone-based technology, offering more than 7,000 products and services. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Inc. Corp., Midland, Mich., plans to expand its year-old Xiameter web-enabled business unit to include on-line ordering of silicone rubbers Noun 1. silicone rubber - made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range synthetic rubber, rubber - any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber . Xiameter is designed to offer customers the lowest possible price for mature silicone silicone, polymer in which atoms of silicon and oxygen alternate in a chain; various organic radicals, such as the methyl group, CH3, are bound to the silicon atoms. products. Xiameter accomplishes this through a bare-bones approach that involves no technical service and requires minimum purchase quantities. The result is said to be double-digit percentage savings for purchasers. Customers that do require technical service can purchase the same products through Dow Corning at regular prices. Up to now, Xiameter has handled mainly silicone fluids and sealants. But company officials say this year Xiameter plans to expand its offerings to include extrudable, high-consistency silicone rubber for automotive and appliance gasketing, wire, and cable. Some LSR 1. (networking) LSR - Label Switching Router. 2. (operating system) LSR - Local Shared Resources. grades will be offered also. |
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