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Pre-fabricated Building Materials

Next-generation prefab building materials for sustainable construction 

Durable building protection is within your reach. Our innovative solutions for construction and building materials outperform competitive technologies, allowing you to deliver superior results to your customers.

Let us put the next generation of sustainable materials at your fingertips. You can develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance construction and building materials that meet your customers’ needs – from silicone adhesives and sealants for the fabrication of durable, energy-saving doors and windows, to an extensive range of construction chemicals that add life and functional benefits to architectural coatings, concrete treatments, cement boards, gypsum and more.

Recognized worldwide by leading building material original equipment manufacturers 

Dow is a reliable supplier of trusted solutions including, adhesives, sealants, coatings, and construction chemicals that: 

Provide robust reliability, with sustained water repellency and waterproofing capabilities. 

Boost productivity, with versatile, easy-to-use application methods. 

Offer higher performance than competitive products, including greater UV stability, temperature and weather resistance, long-term flexibility and good thermal insulation qualities. 

Water beading up on concrete substrate that has been treated with Dow Corning IE-6694 Water Repellent / water resistant / drops / droplets

Building Construction Chemical Products & Materials

Discover how you can tailor solutions to meet specific needs with proven products, alternative options and eco-friendly building materials. 

Image created by Curtainwall Design Consultants (CDC) for advanced Silicone Structural Glazing. Rendering of narrow mullion in daytime with New York skyline

Commercial Glazing

Attain greater design flexibility and architectural freedom with solutions from Dow, a leader in silicone technology helping you meet sustainability goals with proven solutions. 

DOWSIL™ 1199 Silicone Glazing Sealant

A one-part, neutral-cure RTV sealant ideal for automated glazing systems. It offers outstanding adhesion which makes this product excellent for use as a backbedding sealant on sash, as well as cap, toe or heel bead applications. It is specially formulated to meet the demanding requirements as a back-bedding sealant for the high-speed manufacturing of windows and doors.

DOWSIL™ 993 Structural Glazing Base and Catalyst

A two-component, neutral curing silicone formulation specifically developed for the structural bonding of glass, metal and other building components.

DOWSIL™ 939 2-Part IG Sealant Base and Catalyst

Two-part neutral-curing silicone sealant intended for use as a secondary sealant for residential glass units. It offers excellent unprimed adhesion, simple to operate and incorporate in automated insulating glass line, for enhance productivity.

DOWSIL™ Instantglaze Window Assembly Sealant

Designed for use as a backbedding sealant in the assembly of windows and doors. It is used with high-speed XY glazing equipment to improve manufacturing productivity and window performance. It can be used on most common window materials (wood, PVC, Aluminum, Fiberglass) for standard and impact-resistant glazing. It is also compatible with most common insulating glass sealants.

DOWSIL™ Instanglaze III Assembly Adhesive

Neutral-cure hot-melt silicone for automated assembling of windows. Designed for use as productivity enhancer in the assembly of windows and doors. It is used with various types of high-speed automatic equipment (robots, XY tables, etc.) to improve manufacturing productivity and window performance. It can be used on most common window materials (wood, PVC, aluminum, fiberglass) without the need for any primer. This product is also compatible with most common insulating glass sealants.

Building, Construction & Infrastructure Case Studies

Explore Dow’s library of case studies from across the world to learn more about how customers are using DOWSIL™ products to solve their challenges. 

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Z-6689 water repellent on concrete substrate

Impact of water repellent on energy demand of building

Use of water repellents has been promoted for a long time as a solution to insure increased durability of construction material and reduced maintenance. 

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