"Access to more chemicals, innovation, support services and other resources"

Luis Fernandez, Vice President of Dow Coating Materials.

The Dow Chemical company has recently formed Dow Coating Materials. The new business unit focuses on the coatings market and combines the resources and technologies of both companies, Dow and Rohm and Haas, to globally supply raw materials for architectural and industrial coatings. ECJ spoke to the new Vice President of Dow Coating Materials, Luis Fernandez, about the new business unit and future plans. Dow Coating Materials combines the resources of Dow Coatings Solutions and Rohm and Haas Coating Materials. To what extent will the new business unit differ from the previous units? Is there any restructuring planned? Luis Fernandez: We are well into the restructuring and have already established a stable organization that can meet and exceed our customers’ needs. The new business unit combines the global strength of The Dow Chemical Company with the regional and market application expertise of Rohm & Haas. Combining two of the leading suppliers in the industry allows us to provide a new level of service to coatings formulators that include access to more chemicals, innovation, support services and the other resources the industry needs to grow and develop new solutions. Read the full interview here: