Dow Corning Announces Significant Investments to Serve Global Solar Power Industry   

Dow Corning Corporation announced on December 17th, 2008 several billion dollars of investment to provide critical materials to the fast-growing solar technology industry.
   Dow Corning will begin manufacturing high purity monosilane, a key specialty gas used to manufacture thin-film solar cells and liquid crystal displays (LCDs). This investment includes construction of a new monosilane manufacturing facility in Hemlock, Michigan, adjacent to Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation's polysilicon manufacturing site.  
   The investment also includes up to US$3.0 billion at Dow Corning joint ventures Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation and Hemlock Semiconductor LLC.