Dow acquires Rohm and Haas,continues shift toward specialties

摘要

Dow Chemical (Midland,MI) occupied headlines with two sweeping double-digit price increases and the addition of surcharges to deal with rising energy and feedstock costs,but in mid-July also made big news with the revelation of a new tack to deal with cost inflation: an acceleration of its shift into the specialty market via the acquisition of Rohm and Haas (Philadelphia,PA).