RohmHaas.com
Rohm and Haas: A Specialty Materials Company
Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Rohm and Haas was founded in 1907 and incorporated in the year 1917 by German Chemists Otto Rohm and Otto Haas. Rohm and Haas provides various specialty materials primarily for use in the building and construction, electronics, packaging and paper, industrial and other, transportation, household and personal care, water, and food markets. The company has 6 divisions, which includes Coatings, Monomers, Performance Chemicals, Electronic Materials, Salt, and Adhesives and Sealants. Coatings division offers architectural and functional coatings, including acrylic emulsion polymers; various additives, such as thickeners, extenders, and opacifiers; powder coatings, which includes epoxy, polyester, silicone, and acrylic powder coatings, as well as lamineer, a low temperature curing coating. Monomers division produces methyl methacrylate, acrylic acids, associated esters, and specialty monomer products. Performance Chemicals division offers various plastic additives, including acrylic-based impact modifiers and processing aids, and tin-based stabilizers and lubricants; antimicrobials, dispersants, acrylic emulsions, and various other technologies; and anion and cation ion exchange resins, sodium borohydride and related technologies, salt-forming bases, and adsorbents. Electronic Materials division supplies specialty chemicals and materials, such as photoresists, solder masks, electroless, and electrolytic copper; provides materials and technology for integrated circuit packaging, connectors, and industrial finishing; and technology for creating integrated circuits, such as photoresists, developers, removers, antireflective coatings, chemical mechanical planarization pads, and slurries. Salt division produces salts through vacuum pan production, solar evaporation, or mining. Adhesives and Sealants division offers laminating adhesives, heat seal coatings, cold seal adhesives, pressure sensitive adhesives, primers and coatings, rubber-to-metal bonding adhesives, and flocking agents.
History
1907 – Two young German Chemists and Entrepreneurs Otto Rohm and Otto Haas partners with Esslingen to manufacture and sell leather bate, Oropon to tanners.
1909 – Haas establishes an office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1917 – The company reaches $1 million in sales, the company sewers its German ties with the onset of World War I.
1924 – The company partners with Karl Albert Company and markets synthetic resins
1936 – Introduces polymethacrylate under the brand name Plexiglas which was an instant hit with army, being used in aircrafts
1940’s – Company sees rapid growth due to high demand of Plexiglas sheet in military aircraft; the company registers nine fold increase in its sales
1953 – Introduces first acrylic emulsion for use as paint binder
1960’s – Otto Haas passes away in early 1960 and his Fritz Otto takes over the company. Latex paint, waterborne textiles and nonwoven finished becomes very popular with the people. The company also introduces zinc and manganese combination product called Dithan M-45 Fungicide.
1970’s – The Company undergoes reorganization, also ventures into new areas like fiber and health products, which were eventually taken off from company’s product line in the late 1970’s due to its incompatibility with the type of franchises, the company had.
1980’s – The Company enters electronic chemical business, which yields good results
1990’s – The Company divests its polymethyl methacrylate which was its flagship product since the inception of the company due to low demand. But the company expands its business in growing electronic chemicals segment.
2000-Now – Company develops a product called SmartFreshSM which is used in shipping and stoprage of fruits and vegetables which works with nature’s own ripening process and maintains the freshness of fruits and vegetable.
Products
The company has an impressive portfolio of products serving customers ranging from building and construction to electronics to foods to household to industrial to medical and many more.
- Building and Construction
- This segment of the company includes Adhesive materials, Biocides, Caulks and sealants, Cement/concrete additives, Exterior insulation finish systems (EIFS), Exterior trim, Fence/deck/rail, Floor care materials, Industrial nonwovens, Insulation materials, Monomers, Paint/coatings additives, Paint/coatings binders, Powder coatings, PVC pipes, PVC plastics, Siding and Window frames/profiles.
- Electronics and Electronic Devices
- Advanced packaging – This includes copper plate, electroless nickel, nickel plate and tin/lead plate
- Electronic finishing – This product line includes gold plate, palladium plate, tin and tin/lead plate
- Microfabrication – This includes foundry services and products for optoelectronics
- Powder coatings
- Printed circuit manufacturing – This includes electrolytic plating, final finish, innerlayer bonding, photoresist etc.
- Semiconductor manufacturing
- Food and Food Related Products
- The product line in this category consists of Chromatographic separation, Dairy, Decalcification/beet processing, De-colorization, Demineralization, Juice processing, Lysine recovery and Organic acids.
- Household and Personal Products
- The product line in this category includes housing appliances like Plastics additives; Coatings for decorative paints like Advanced coatings, technologies, Exterior and Interior; Detergent additives; Leather chemicals; Monomers; Nonwoven materials; Personal care products like hair care, skin care and sun care; Powder coatings; Textiles like binders for back-coating, fabric finishing and flocking.
- Industrial
- The products in the industrial range include Biocides, Catalysis, Chemical processing, Floor care materials, Markers and dyes, Mineral processing, Monomers, Organophosphonium salts, Powder coatings, Specialty amines and Water treatment products.
- Packaging and Paper
- The product lineup in this category consists of Additives for packaging film, Additives for rigid containers, Additives for technical film, Adhesives, Biocides/preservatives, Bleaching materials, Ink materials, Monomers, Paper processing and finishing products.
- Pharmaceutical and Medical
- This segment of their business offers advanced biosciences, Chemical reagents, Formulations, Medical adhesives, Nonwoven binders and Pharmaceutical processing products.
- Transportation
- The product range in this category includes Adhesives, Biocides, Plastics additives, Plating on plastics, Powder coatings, Road construction materials and Road markings.
- Water
- The product portfolio in this category consists of water treatment solutions for Potable water like Arsenic removal, Nitrate removal, Perchlorate removal and Water softening.
How big are they?
Rohm and Haas operate 26 manufacturing plants in 20 countries and half of company revenues being generated are outside the United States. The company employs more than 11,500 people. The company is the eight biggest companies in the world in its area of business. The company is ranked 286 in the list of Fortune 500 Companies for 2006. The company has revenue of nearly $8 billion in the year 2006 and profit of $637 million, an increase of 9.5% and 28.2% respectively over the last year. The company has an asset base of $9.7 billion and market value of $11 billion as of March 17, 2006.
About the Website
The company has a very futuristic and efficient website providing the visitors with everything they want to know about the company and its products. The homepage has a section where visitors can find out about the company history called “About us”. If the visitors are looking for their products its located under products section of the homepage where they list their product portfolio according to the industry they cater. The industry section of the homepage explains their product lineup in more detail according to different industries. There is a section for investors to know about their current quotes, financial performance of the company etc. It also has a news-page for the latest financial news, awards and recognitions. Last but not the least it also has a careers section where people can search jobs.
Website Rank
The company had a low traffic rank of 184,638 as it is not an online shopping or news website which usually attracts more traffic.
Address
100 Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-2399
U.S.A.
Languages
English
Additional Information
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External Links
- Stock: ROH
- Alexa: RohmHaas.com
