The marine and offshore sectors face major challenges, such as working in an
increasingly extreme weather conditions and applying stringent Health, Safety
and Environment (HSE) regulations. Besides, they must improve performance in
very competitive industries including shipping and offshore, oil and gas
exploration and production. Within the oil industry, silicone antifoams have
multiple applications on offshore platforms. For example, they are used to
prevent the aeration of drilling mud, which would impair their functioning and
also ensure the sealing of bore holes by drilling cements. In gas-oil separators,
silicones are used to deal with corrosive seawater which causes foaming that
reduces efficiency. 
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Silicone is used in a number of interior and exterior applications within the
rail industry, helping maintain the structural integrity of the vehicle, while
ensuring all components are secure and protected from corrosion and
environmental conditions. The flexibility, strength and durability of silicone
rubber is ideally placed in train locomotives and carriages along with other
mass transit sectors, such as marine vessels, public transportation, and heavy
goods vehicles.

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During operation, aircraft goes through large temperature fluctuations from
freezing temperatures when flying at full altitude to high temperatures when
on the ground in tropical countries. Aerospace grades of silicone are stable
from -70°C to + 230°C, which can be used in the construction of gaskets for
windows and cabin doors. Withstanding high emperatures property enables
silicone rubber to be used for gaskets in aircraft’s engines, where it will outlast
other types of rubber. This resistance to both heat and corrosion improves
aircraft safety, and reduces maintenance costs.

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