Dow Corning sponsors Shanghai Sevens rugby tournament

19/07/2010
Dow Corning has announced that it is sponsoring a rugby severns tournament in Shanghai to promote its silicone solutions for the textiles industry.

The tournament will take place in the first weekend in September (4–5), forming part of the series the International Rugby Board is running now across a series of Asian cities.

“Dow Corning is proud to help bring the residents of Shanghai this exciting tournament,” said Charlie Zimmer, the companies textile global market leader. “We enthusiastically support athletes and are proud to provide products that can impact players in various sports. Rugby is a tough sport, but Dow Corning makes textile printing inks that are suitable for high-performance sports apparel that is made from most natural and synthetic fabrics, including elastic fabrics.”