Crompton acquires Great Lakes.Crompton Corp., Middlebury, Conn., is buying Great Lakes Chemical Corp., Indianapolis, creating the third largest U.S. specialty chemicals company, after Rohm and Haas Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH), a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based company, manufactures miscellaneous materials. A Fortune 500 Company, Rohm and Haas employs more than 17,000 people in 27 countries. The annual sales revenue of Rohm and Haas stands at about USD 8.2 billion. and Engelhard. It gives Crompton, which acquired GE Specialty Chemicals in 2003, an even broader portfolio of plastics additives, including flame retardants, antioxidants Antioxidants Substances that reduce the damage of the highly reactive free radicals that are the byproducts of the cells. Mentioned in: Aging, Nutritional Supplements antioxidants, n. , uv stabilizers, impact modifiers, PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. heat stabilizers, lubricants, nucleators, and clarifiers. |
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