GLW Corning Inc

Dow Corning Launches Website to Support Expansion in Russia MOSCOW, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dow Corning Corp. launched a Russian language website today as part of an expansion of operations in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The site http://www.dowcorning.ru/ is designed to support customers and channel partners by providing them with easily accessible information and technical documents in Russian. It features an overview of the company and its capabilities and also describes some of the many applications for silicone products. More extensive content is included for the customers in the construction, beauty and household care markets. Dow Corning opened an office in Moscow in 2003 to serve as a platform for growth by providing customers and manufacturers with a choice of innovative silicon-based technologies and solutions to compete in the global marketplace. Customers of all categories will find useful information on the website. From those in search of state-of-the-art solutions striving to create new technical or market positions to those who produce mainstream products and seek off-the-shelf offerings with proven performance or those who want to achieve maximum profit by reducing costs. "Our main objective in creating a site dedicated to this market is to respond to the needs of our customers and channel partners for practical information to help them in their daily business activities," said Markus Ponleitner, Country Development Manager of Russia and the CIS and head of Dow Corning's representation office in Moscow. "We also wanted to provide information about some of the significant business opportunities for silicon- based materials, technologies and services in this dynamic, fast-expanding market." Dow Corning's commitment to serving Russian customers goes back to the 1970s. 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 silicon-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services, 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.dowcorning.ru DATASOURCE: Dow Corning Corporation CONTACT: Karen Heenan-Davies, Europe/U.K., +44 1446-723-498, or Amy Rosborough, US, +1-989-496-8288, both of Dow Corning Corporation Web site: http://www.dowcorning.com/

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