Rohm and Haas Named “Best Innovation Contributor” by Henkel Corporation’s Laundry and Home Care Business
11 February 2009 - 8:08AM
Business Wire
Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE:ROH) has been named �Best Innovation
Contributor � 2008� by Henkel�s Laundry and Home Care business. The
award was made by Thomas M�ller-Kirschbaum, Corporate Senior Vice
President for R&D, Technology and Supply Chain within Henkel's
Laundry & Home Care business sector. The award was given for
breakthrough technology for automatic dishwashing detergents.
Rohm and Haas developed a new, super-efficient dispersant based
on polyacrylic technology that allowed Henkel to reformulate its
automatic dishwashing detergents and offer new features for its
products. Ian Burke, Global Business Manager for Rohm and Haas�s
Primary Materials business, says, �It is quite gratifying to be
engaged with a valued partner like Henkel. Our relationships with
our counterparts within the Laundry and Home Care division are
exceptional.� Burke notes that Rohm and Haas strives for this kind
of partnership with key customers around the globe. �This is how we
can be successful together, even during a down economy,� he
says.
In making the presentation, M�ller-Kirschbaum explained that
this kind of innovation and collaboration is crucial in today�s
economic environment and the key to industry success. �This
innovative chemistry contributes to assuring Henkel�s leading
position in premium automatic dishwashing detergents, now and in
the future.�
The global automatic dishwashing detergent is estimated to
generate approximately $3 billion in sales a year, according to
Euromonitor International.
About Rohm and Haas Company
Leading the way since 1909, Rohm and Haas is a global pioneer in
the creation and development of innovative technologies and
solutions for the specialty materials industry. The company�s
technologies are found in a wide range of industries including:
Building and Construction, Electronics and Electronic Devices,
Household Goods and Personal Care, Packaging and Paper,
Transportation, Pharmaceutical and Medical, Water, Food and Food
Related, and Industrial Process. Innovative Rohm and Haas
technologies and solutions help to improve life every day, around
the world. Based in Philadelphia, PA, the company generated annual
sales of approximately $9.6 billion in 2008. Visit www.rohmhaas.com
for more information.
About Henkel
For more than 130 years, Henkel has been a leader with brands
and technologies that make people's lives easier, better and more
beautiful. Henkel operates in three business areas � Home Care,
Personal Care, and Adhesive Technologies � and is ranked among the
Fortune Global 500 companies. The more than 55,000 employees
worldwide are dedicated to fulfilling the corporate claim, "A Brand
like a Friend," and ensuring that people in more than 125 countries
can trust in brands and technologies from Henkel. Henkel markets a
wide range of well-known consumer and industrial brands in North
America, including Dial� soaps, Purex� laundry detergents, Right
Guard� antiperspirants, got2b� hair gels, Loctite�adhesives. For
more information about Henkel, visit their website on
http://www.henkel.com
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