Dow Corning was founded in 1943. The company is headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA. It has long been committed to developing silicone with various potentials. It is a joint venture between Corning Glass Company (now Corning Company) and Dow Chemical Company. As a pioneer in commercial silicone product development, Dow Corning has grown into a global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation. At present, the company provides performance improvement solutions to 25,000 customers with different needs around the world, providing more than 7,000 products and services to improve the performance of thousands of applications in almost all industrial fields. The company's shares are held by Dow Chemical Company and Corning Company, and more than half of the company's sales come from outside the United States. In 2007, the company's global sales were $4.94 billion.

Dow Corning attaches importance to scientific and technological innovation, with thousands of scientists and engineers and more than 4,000 valid patents around the world. 6-7% of its annual sales revenue is used for science and technology reinvestment, far exceeding the industry average.

Dow Corning is also good at industrial tape and glue, and is one of the largest companies in Europe that produce and sell electrical tape.