International Business News - Rohm http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Specialty materials company Rohm and Haas Co. on Monday said its powder coatings business will discontinue its distribution relationship with ChemPoint in order to provide directly to customers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/rohm-and-haas-will-end-relationship-with-chempoint.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:48:11 EST Shareholders of specialty chemicals maker Rohm & Haas Co. approved a $15.3 billion buyout by Dow Chemical Co. on Wednesday. Shareholders, who voted on the deal in Philadelphia where Rohm & Haas is based, will get$78 in cash for each share they own. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/rohm-haas-shareholders-ok-15-3b-dow-buyout.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:14:54 EDT Rohm & Haas Co., a speciality chemicals maker about to be bought by Dow Chemical Co., reports earnings for the third quarter on Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/earnings-preview-rohm-haas.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:42:32 EDT Chemical maker Rohm and Hass Co. says it has resumed full supply for some products at two Texas plants affected by Hurricane Ike in September. The company said Thursday that a plant at Deer Park, Texas, that makes acrylate products is at or near full capacity earlier than expected. It has also reached fully supply of specialty monomers at its Bayport, Texas facility. The products are used in consumer goods such as paints, varnishes, adhesives and textiles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/rohm-and-hass-lifts-force-majeure-for-2-products.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:17:08 EDT Chemical maker Rohm and Hass Co. said Wednesday Hurricane Ike caused multiple disruptions among suppliers and distributors along the Ship Channel, which has prevented the company from bringing its Bayport and Deer Park plants back on line. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/rohm-and-hass-face-multiple-disruptions-after-ike.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:29:26 EDT Dow Chemical Co. said Friday it has received a request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission related to its proposed acquisition of Rohm and Haas Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/ftc-requests-info-from-dow-on-rohm-and-haas-deal.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:17:57 EDT Rohm & Haas Co., a specialty chemicals maker which recently agreed to be purchased by Dow Chemical Co., on Thursday reported an 8 percent drop in second-quarter profit, missing Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/rohm-haas-2q-profit-slides-misses-street-view.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:49:32 EDT Rohm and Haas Co. announced Monday it will pay a regular quarterly dividend of 41 cents. The specialty chemicals company said the dividend is payable on Sept. 1 for shareholders of record on Aug. 8. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/rohm-and-haas-declares-dividend-of-41-cents.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:56:01 EDT Fitch Ratings said Thursday it has lowered Dow Chemical Co.'s long-term ratings and placed them on "Rating Watch Negative," after the chemical company said it plans to buy rival Rohm and Haas for more than $15 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/fitch-cuts-dow-ratings-puts-rohm-haas-on-watch.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:14:34 EDT Shares of Rohm and Haas soared on Thursday following news that Dow Chemical Co. offered $15.29 billion for the specialty chemicals company. The stock set an all-time high of $74.02 before slipping back a bit to a gain of $29.16, or 65.1 percent, to $73.99. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/out-of-the-gate-rohm-and-haas-flies.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:41:56 EDT Dow Chemical Co. has taken a big step into a more lucrative segment of the chemical-making business, agreeing to buy a nearly century-old competitor, Rohm and Haas Co., at a steep premium for more than $15 billion in cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/dow-chemical-agrees-to-buy-rohm-and-haas.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:43:30 EDT One of the nation's largest chemical companies is planning to move some manufacturing now done at its electronics plant in Newark to a plant in Taiwan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/rohm-haas-to-cut-jobs-in-delaware.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:33:10 EDT Shares of chemical maker Rohm and Haas slipped Tuesday, following news of job cuts and an expected charge in the second quarter as the cost of raw materials continues rising. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/last-call-rohm-haas-declines.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:47:51 EDT Specialty chemicals maker Rohm and Haas Co. said Tuesday it will cut 925 jobs, lower expenses and reduce its capacity in its North America emulsions network to boost its profits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/rohm-haas-to-cut-jobs-reduce-capacity.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:52:57 EDT Chemical maker Rohm and Haas said Friday its primary materials business will raise prices on some chemicals, effective July 1, because of higher energy and raw-material costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/rohm-and-haas-to-raise-prices-on-some-chemicals.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:02:41 EDT Rohm and Haas Co., which makes paint, coatings and salt, on Monday raised its quarterly dividend by 11 percent to 41 cents. The dividend will be paid on June 1 to shareholders of record as of May 16, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/rohm-and-haas-declares-dividend-of-41-cents.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 14:55:24 EDT Rohm and Haas Co., which makes paint, coatings and salt, said Monday it named Pierre R. Brondeau as president and chief operating officer, and created a chairman's committee to oversee the company's direction. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/rohm-and-haas-names-pierre-brondeau-as-president-coo.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 07:14:59 EDT Chemical maker Rohm and Haas Co. said Tuesday that next month it will begin applying an indexed raw material and energy surcharge to products made by its specialty materials businesses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/rohm-and-haas-to-add-raw-material-surcharge-to-products.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:12:17 EDT