| Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (Rockwood) is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of value-added specialty chemicals and advanced materials used for industrial and commercial purposes. The Company's products consist primarily of inorganic chemicals and solutions, and engineered materials. Rockwood operates globally, manufacturing its products in 91 facilities in 25 countries, and selling its products and providing its services to more than 60,000 customers. It operates its business through five business segments: Specialty Chemicals, Performance Additives, Titanium Dioxide Pigments, Advanced Ceramics and Specialty Compounds. On August 2007, the Company acquired the global color pigments business of Elementis plc. In October 2008, Arch Chemicals, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of the water treatment chemicals business of Advantis Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Rockwood. |
