Rohm and Haas Restructures, Closes Powder Coatings Plant
PHILADELPHIA - Rohm and Haas Company announced restructuring initiatives to further improve the efficiency of its manufacturing network in Europe across several chemical businesses and its Electronic Materials business. The combined restructuring initiatives involve the closing or partial shutdown of manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom and Germany, and include the elimination of approximately 400 positions from the company's global workforce.
Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings, Reading, Pa., a global market leader for powder coatings, will also consolidate its manufacturing facilities in Europe into three sites, resulting in the closure of its Aldridge, U.K., plant. Production will be transferred to its other European sites in Germany, Italy and Spain.