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Dow Chemical Drops $15.3B on Rohm & Haas

Deal may signal start of consolidation in chemical industry

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Jul 10, 2008 8:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – In what may be the beginning of a long-anticipated consolidation of the chemical industry, Dow Chemical today said it was buying coatings and electronic-materials company Rohm & Haas in a $15.3 billion all-cash deal, reports the Wall Street Journal. Dow is backed by $3...   Read full story »

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