OMNOVA Solutions, Rohm and Haas to Launch Paper-Coatings Venture
PHILADELPHIA -- Rohm and Haas Co. and OMNOVA Solutions Inc. announced plans to form a global joint-venture business to market latex binders, synthetic pigments and specialty additives for coatings applications in the paper and paperboard industry.
The move follows the two companies' launch of a strategic alliance in January. A final joint-venture agreement is expected to be completed in the next few months.