Rohm and Haas.
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. announced plans to begin construction of a major capacity expansion at its plastics additives manufacturing plant in Louisville, KY. The expansion will increase capacity by 40 million pounds, with a projected completion by late 1995. Rohm and Haas plastics additives include tougheners, modifiers and processing aids for use in polyvinyl chloride polyvinyl chloride (PVC), thermoplastic that is a polymer of vinyl chloride. Resins of polyvinyl chloride are hard, but with the addition of plasticizers a flexible, elastic plastic can be made. , nylon-6 and various engineering resins used to make vinyl siding Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Vinyl siding, first introduced to the exterior cladding market in the late 1950s, is an alternative to aluminum siding, fiber cement siding, and timber siding. , window profiles and other end products. The expansion is designed to provide increased capacity for acrylic acrylic, artificial fiber made from a special group of vinyl compounds, primarily acrylonitrile. Acrylic fibers are thermoplastic (i.e., soften when heated, reharden upon cooling), have low moisture regain, are low in density, and can be made into bulky fabrics. impact modifiers and processing aids, and will use proprietary technology to produce modifiers with improved powder properties.
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