Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, CMP Technologies, a leader and innovator in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) technology for the global semiconductor industry, announced today that it has received a 2007 Excellent Supplier Award from Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). This award also recognizes the efforts from three other Rohm and Haas businesses that support SMIC.

SMIC presented Rohm and Haas with its 2007 Excellent Supplier Award during its Key Supplier Program meetings on July 9 in Shanghai. This award was in appreciation and recognition of the long-term partnership and continuous support that Rohm and Haas has provided SMIC. The criteria evaluated in choosing award recipients included quality, cost, on-time delivery, service and the environment.

?It is an honor to receive this award from a valued customer like SMIC, and a credit to our company-wide focus of providing exceptional quality, technology and value to our customers at every step of the way,? said Mario Stanghellini, executive vice president, global sales and marketing, CMP Technologies. ?SMIC is an excellent company to partner with and part of our strategic plans in China. Since 2001, we have established a strong customer-supplier relationship that is beneficial to both companies, and we look forward to its continued growth in the future.?

Rohm and Haas supplies SMIC with polishing pads, slurries, and pad conditioners for CMP, photoresists and anti-reflectants used in lithography, electroplating processes for wafer bumping and under bump metallization, and ion exchange resins used to produce ultrapure water needed in semiconductor manufacturing.

This award recognizes the efforts of the four Rohm and Haas business units that support SMIC: CMP Technologies, Microelectronic Technologies, Packaging and Finishing Technologies and Ion Exchange Resins.

About Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials

Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials develops and delivers innovative material solutions and processes to the electronic and optoelectronic industries. Focused on the circuit board, semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging industries, its products and technologies are integral elements in electronic devices around the world.

The CMP Technologies business has been a leader and innovator in polishing technology for the global semiconductor industry since 1969. CMP Technologies products include polishing pads, conditioners and slurries. CMP Technologies maintains operations throughout the world, including manufacturing facilities in Newark, Delaware, Hsinchu, Taiwan and in the Mie and Kyoto prefectures in Japan. Additional information is available at http://www.rohmhaas.com.

About Rohm and Haas Company

Leading the way since 1909, Rohm and Haas (NYSE:ROH) is a global pioneer in the creation and development of innovative technologies and solutions for the specialty materials industry. The company's technologies are found in a wide range of markets including: Building and Construction, Electronics, Food and Retail, Household and Personal Care, Industrial Process, Packaging, Paper, Transportation and Water. Our innovative technologies and solutions help to improve life everyday, around the world. Based in Philadelphia, PA, the company generated annual sales of approximately $8.2 billion in 2006. Visit www.rohmhaas.com for more information. Imagine the possibilities?.

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