Talk:Dow Corning

message: Reads like an ad, doesn't it? --Scorpios 04:35, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I'm removing the following from the controversy section because:
# It is not relevant to the Dow Corning article.
# ref [3] (the abstract) doesn't support the sentence it is attached to. --Duk 22:19, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy section 

message: Does Dow Corning currently manufacture breast implants? I found some old, possibly outdated, references that say they stopped. 
*http://www2.aaos.org/aaos/archives/bulletin/jan97/bio.htm
*http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/implants/cron.html
--Duk 22:22, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Breast implants 

message: The intro paragraph states that Dow manufactures products that use Silicon, a metal.  the Wiki page for Silicon even states "Not to be confused with Silicone."  Does Dow make anything with silicon, or is this a typo? 131.104.115.99 19:16, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They make mostly silicones, but also some Silicon products. see--Duk 19:51, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Silicon / Silicone 

message: I believe Dow Corning is legally an incorporation and not a joint-venture. I wasn't sure enaugh to go fix it.LeoliLeo (talk) 23:31, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inc. or Joint Venture? 

message: Hi, I'd like to suggest some additions that will hopefully fill in more of the context of this article and convey a fuller sense of Dow Corning's business. I'm not editing the page directly because I have a COI: I work for a communications firm that represents Dow Corning.
# Add Xiameter spinoff to "History" section: In 2002, the company created the Xiameter brand as an online-only low-cost distributor. As of 2011, Xiameter offers 2,100 of Dow Corning’s 7,000 products. (source)
# In "History" section, add date of Hemlock acquisition: Acquired complete ownership in November 2013. (source) (Dow Corning owned the majority of Hemlock Semiconductor prior to then, but this marks full acquisition.)
# Revise/expand "Products" section: Dow Corning’s 7,000 products, distributed through Dow Corning and the online-only Xiameter brand, take various forms, including fluids, gels, resins and more. (source) (Could lead into current “Products” section, with removal of current final sentence.)
# Add "Markets" section: The range of industries targeted by Dow Corning products spans from electronics and automotive to construction, healthcare and others. (source) In recent years, the company has expanded production of solar cells, which account for a polysilicon franchise worth over $1 billion. (source) In 2011, then-CTO Gregg Zank explained that the company tries to focus its product development on societal “megatrends” (e.g. energy scarcity and urbanization) where innovation is particularly in demand. (source)
This is not my first time proposing changes to this article (see above), and I've done my best to incorporate the feedback I've received re: establishing notability and providing relevant information. I'd really appreciate if someone could consider these edits and let me know what you think. Many thanks. Mary Gaulke (talk) 16:21, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Regarding Hemlock, their own site says they're comprised of several joint venture companies (source) although they do acknowledge Dow Corning as the majority shareholder - so I'm afraid you can't add that bit. The rest has been added with some minor changes. I've changed the Products section as it was mostly just a list (14 things is too many, people will stop reading) --Project Osprey (talk) 22:24, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a huge help - thanks so much! Mary Gaulke (talk) 15:11, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  suggested article expansions 

message: Currently the page claims that breast implants are "proven" to have "caused" nine deaths from the cancer known as ALCL.
This is what is said on the Breast implant controversy page on the matter:
 As of February 1, 2017, the FDA has received a total of 359 medical device reports of breast-implant-associated ALCL (BIALCL), including 9 deaths.
Where does it say that all nine of those deaths have been "proven" to be caused by the implants?  It doesn't.  I do not think that anyone will come up with a reputable source which actually supports such a strong claim.
-- 209.6.12.79 (talk) 23:31, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dubious 

message: Dow Corning Corporation, after it has been made 100% subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, is now called Dow Silicones Corporation. 
https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.dow_silicones_corporation.0728891a5e975125ddd23fd62e047fd5.html  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.116.182.84 (talk) 03:27, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change the entry to Dow Silicones Corp?