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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 11 > Dow Chemical to buy rival for $15.3B

Dow Chemical to buy rival for $15.3B


July 11, 2008

Dow Chemical said Thursday that it had agreed to buy Rohm & Haas, a specialty chemical maker, for about $15.3 billion in cash. The acquisition, the biggest in Dow’s 101-year history, is being financed with equity investments of $3 billion by Berkshire Hathaway, Warren....

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