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Seven teams of Dow Corning and Hemlock Semiconductor employees participated in the American Cancer Society‟s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on October 15, 2011 at Krossroads Park in Saginaw. The event drew nearly 3,000 participants and raised over $165,000.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the American Cancer Society’s call to raise awareness and dollars to fight against breast cancer. Making Strides events occur throughout the year in locations nationwide. In 2010, more than 800,000 walkers across the country joined the American Cancer Society in the fight against breast cancer, raising more than $60 million. Hemlock Semiconductor and Dow Corning have been Making Strides flagship corporate sponsors since 2007. This year, contributions from Hemlock Semiconductor and Dow Corning’s corporate sponsorship and from individual employees accounted for over $8,000. “The fact that Dow Corning and Hemlock Semiconductor stepped up the plate and began sponsoring this event in 2007 shows that they are truly dedicated to the community,” said Jocelyn Hall, American Cancer Society Community Representative. “It is very empowering to see both employees and breast cancer survivors participating with the company

supporting them along the way.”

The three mile walk was a celebration of survivorship, an occasion to express hope, and part of a goal to end a disease that threatens the lives of many loved ones.

“Having the opportunity to participate in an event with thousands of other people in the Great Lakes Bay Region was overwhelmingly moving,” said Brittni Tebedo, Hemlock Semiconductor HR Generalist. “Seeing survivors, women and men currently battling breast cancer, family members, and friends participating in the Making Strides walk was such an incredible and inspiring experience. Gusting winds and cold temperatures couldn’t stop our team as we were ‘Pounding the Pavement for a Cure’.”

About Hemlock Semiconductor Group
Hemlock Semiconductor Group (hscpoly.com) consists of several joint venture companies owned by Dow Corning Corporation, Shin-Etsu Handotai and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. Hemlock Semiconductor is a leading provider of polycrystalline silicon and other silicon-based products used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices and solar cells and modules. Hemlock Semiconductor began its operations in 1961.

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About Dow Corning
Dow Corning (dowcorning.com) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® brands. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States. Dow Corning’s global operations adhere to the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® initiative, a stringent set of standards designed to advance the safe and secure management of chemical products and processes.

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