GE Toshiba Silicones.GE Toshiba Silicones, Tokyo, Japan, held an official opening ceremony for its silicones plant in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in Shanghai, China. Its $25 million plant, which started full-scale commercial production in July, manufactures a wide range of high quality silicone products, including silicone rubber 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 , sealant Sealant A thin plastic substance that is painted over teeth as an anti-cavity measure to seal out food particles and acids produced by bacteria. Mentioned in: Tooth Decay sealant see bone sealant. , emulsion emulsion: see colloid. emulsion Mixture of two or more liquids in which one is dispersed in the other as microscopic or ultramicroscopic droplets (see colloid). Emulsions are stabilized by agents (emulsifiers) that (e.g. , resins and specialties. The Shanghai plant is designed to serve local customers in mainland China and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. in industries such as consumer, personal care, electrical/electronics, appliances and textiles. |
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