The Dow Chemical Company completed its acquisition of Rohm and Haas on April 1, 2009. The acquisition is a major step in Dow’s strategy of growing its performance products and specialty portfolio to deliver more consistent earnings growth. Combining the two organizations’ best-in-class technologies, broad geographic reach and strong market channels will create a $14 billion diversified business portfolio, which will be called Dow’s Advanced Materials division. The division is intended to achieve...