Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials

What Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials does

Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials is a specialty chemicals and advanced materials business serving the global electronics industry. Its portfolio addresses semiconductor packaging, MEMS sensor and actuator materials, display chemistries, and electronic component protection — supplying inputs that enable faster processing, higher purity, higher conductivity, and improved sustainability across the electronics value chain. Underlying technology centers on materials science and chemical manufacturing know-how, with the firm serving use cases that span avionics and defense, consumer/computer/communications electronics, data center cooling, displays, industrial power and energy, lighting, and soft transducers.

The firm traces its corporate lineage to Rohm and Haas Company (founded in 1909 by Otto Röhm and Otto Haas) and was absorbed into Dow Inc. when Dow acquired Rohm and Haas in 2009 for approximately $16.5 billion; the Electronic Materials business has since operated within Dow's Electronics market segment. It maintains a workforce of more than 10,000 employees and a registered-account, direct-sales go-to-market model that routes enterprise customers to product catalogs, samples, safety data sheets, and technical data through the Dow.com platform. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Revenue mechanics reflect B2B specialty chemical sales with long qualification cycles and embedded supplier relationships inside customer manufacturing lines.

In 2012 the business acquired Lightscape Materials (undisclosed terms) to deepen its specialty materials footprint, and Dow's subsequent product expansion into data center and cloud cooling solutions illustrates continued broadening of the addressable electronics market. Significant data gaps remain: the firm does not disclose standalone revenue, named customer logos, headcount trends, or pricing benchmarks in the available sources, limiting precise triangulation of financial scale and customer mix.

Name

Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials

Legal name

Not determinable - Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials not mentioned in the provided source data which is from Dow Inc.'s website. No legal name can be extracted for Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials from this source.

Website

https://rohmhaas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials supplies specialty chemicals and advanced materials for semiconductor packaging, MEMS, displays, and broader electronics manufacturing, operating within Dow Inc. after the 2009 acquisition of the parent Rohm and Haas Company.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Electronic Materials

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344), Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (334419)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Semiconductor Process Chemicals (Wet & Dry) (IMAEAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dielectrics & Insulating Materials Chemicals (Low-k/High-k precursors) (IMAEAKAJ), Electronic & High-Purity Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAD), Packaging Materials & Chemicals (Underfill/Mold Compound/Die Attach/Solders) (HDAHAGAM), Display & Optoelectronics Chemicals (OLED/LCD materials, polarizer chemicals) (IMAEAKAN)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals
• Electronic materials
• Semiconductor packaging
• MEMS materials
• Display materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Midland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials supplies electronic materials and specialty chemicals used in semiconductor packaging, MEMS sensors, displays, and electronics manufacturing. The unit now operates under Dow's Electronics business, which serves Semiconductor Packaging & MEMS Materials, Display Technologies, and Electronic Component Protection submarkets. Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales of formulated specialty materials to global electronics manufacturers.

Product overview

No product information available for Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials in the provided source data. The source content is from Dow Inc.'s website, which does not contain specific information about Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Shin-Etsu Chemical: Global leader in semiconductor-grade silicon wafers and a major electronic materials supplier; competes head-on with R&H in high-purity process materials and packaging chemistries used across semiconductor fabs.
• Resonac Holdings (formerly Showa Denko): Materials supplier with significant semiconductor and electronic materials business (CMP slurries, packaging, advanced materials) — overlaps with R&H's high-purity electronic chemicals portfolio.
• JSR Corporation: Japan-headquartered specialty chemicals and electronic materials supplier with deep qualifications in semiconductor resists, packaging materials, and advanced lithography — directly overlaps R&H Electronic Materials' semiconductor packaging and MEMS portfolio.
• Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK): Specialty photoresist and electronic materials supplier serving semiconductor and display customers; closely comparable to R&H Electronic Materials' process chemicals and packaging materials offerings.
• Merck KGaA (Performance Materials / Electronics): Operates a sizable Electronics business supplying semiconductor materials (delivery, etch, pattern, test) and display materials — direct comparable in high-purity and packaging chemistries.
• Fujifilm Electronic Materials: Supplies photoresists, CMP slurries, and electronic materials to semiconductor fabs globally; competes with R&H Electronic Materials in lithography, packaging, and process chemistry.
• Entegris: Specialty materials and fluid handling supplier for semiconductor and high-tech industries with strong presence in electronic materials and contamination control — directly relevant peer for fab-adjacent chemistries.

Broad incumbents

• Sumitomo Chemical: Large diversified chemical group with an Electronic Materials division supplying display, semiconductor, and battery materials; comparable horizontal materials approach but across wider end-markets.
• DuPont: Diversified specialty materials major with a meaningful Electronics & Industrial segment including semiconductor photoresists and packaging materials — broader portfolio but overlapping in electronic materials.
• BASF: Global chemical major with electronic materials, surface treatment, and specialty additives businesses serving electronics and semiconductor customers — adjacent peer across the specialty chemicals value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DowChemical
• Facebookfacebook.com/dow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rohm-and-haas-electronic-materials

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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