Silicones are indispensable in many industries. These plastics are used for various products, from pacifiers to computer keyboards. Based on quartz sand via the production of silicon metal, chemical processes yield a great number of different silicone compounds. The most important ones are silicone elastomers, silicone oils and silicone resins. Application areas are construction, automotive, electrical and electronics, medical technology, cosmetics, textiles, and paper. The market research ... Read more

Flexible without plasticizers, heat and cold resistant, skin-friendly, water-repellent but permeable to water vapor: Silicones offer characteristics that cannot be fulfilled by any other plastics. In many industrial branches, these innovative materials are used for diverse products. “The most important types of silicones are silicone elastomers, silicone oils, and silicone resins”, explains Oliver Kutsch, CEO of the market research institute Ceresana. “Application areas are construction, ... Read more

Silicones, or polydialkylsiloxanes, belong to a modern class of synthetic materials which are made by reacting silicon first with methyl chloride and then with water. They are odourless, have a rubber-like texture and are available in different forms. Some of the characteristics of silicones include flexibility, stability, permeability to gases, low glass transition temperature, as well as a high resistance to moisture, chemicals, heat, cold and ultraviolet radiation. A new research report ... Read more