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.
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