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'''Dow Corning''' began as a joint venture of [[Dow Chemical Company]] and glass company Corning in 1943. It ranks among the longest-lasting partnerships of its kind in the United States. Dow Corning produces more than 7,000 silicone-based products, including adhesives, insulating materials and lubricants for aerospace, automotive, and electrical uses. Because silicone does not conduct electricity, it is also used in hard polycrystalline form (silicon) to build semiconductors. Its products are also used in to make photovoltaic cells used for [[solar energy]]. The company has plants worldwide and sells over half of its products outside the U.S.<ref>[http://www.hoovers.com/company/Dow_Corning_Corporation/cfryti-1.html Company Description: Dow Corning Corporation], Hoovers, accessed April 2010</ref>
==Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council==
'''Dow Chemical''' has been a corporate funder of the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC). See [[ALEC Corporations]] for more.<ref>Clearinghouse on Environmental Advocacy and Research, project of the Environmental Working Group, [http://web.archive.org/web/200012021600/http://wyl.ewg.org/FoxProCGI.acgi$run_module?data_code=CLEAR&extra_code=group_code=ORG197&the_type=Group& Information on American Legislative Exchange Council], archived organizational profile, archived by Wayback Machine December 2, 2000, accessed August 19, 2011</ref>. It was a "Director" level sponsor of 2011 [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] Annual Conference, which in 2010, equated to $10,000.<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011 Conference Sponsors, conference brochure on file with CMD, August 11, 2011</ref> Dow Chemical was also a sponsor of the Louisiana Welcome Reception at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting.<ref>[American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011 Conference Receptions, conference brochure on file with CMD, August 11, 2011]</ref> Dr. Daland R. Juberg, North American leader of the Human Health Assessment Group within Dow AgroSciences (Indianapolis, IN), spoke at the [[Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force]] meeting of the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting.<ref>American Legislative Exchange Council, "Energy, Environment, and Agriculture 2011 Annual Meeting Task Force Meeting," speaker biographies and materials, August 4, 2011, on file with CMD</ref>
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