27-01-2012

Rhodia, member of the Solvay Group, and Avantium announced that they have entered into a partnership to jointly develop a range of new bio-based polyamides targeting a variety of applications. This partnership expands and completes the previously announced development agreement in the field ...

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24-06-2011

Rhodia has decided to step up its worldwide production capacity by 20%, especially in Rhodia Zhenjiang unit (China), between now and 2012 to consistently meet the increasing needs of both its customers and the markets served over the forthcoming years.The global demand for Hydroquinone is ...

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22-02-2010

Deinove announced the appointment of Paul Joël Derian (Vice President R&D and Executive Committee Board member at Rhodia) to the company's Board of Directors. Paul Joël Derian has solid experience of the chemicals industry in France and internationally notably through a series of senior ...

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18-06-2009

DyStar acquired the sodium amide business of the Rhodia Group (France) in February 2009, which principally comprises sodium amide formulating technology and the customer base. The formulation of sodium amide is to be relocated from Rhodia's production location in Norwich, UK, to DyStar's ...

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01-12-2008

Rhodia announced that it has completed the exhaustive pre-registration of its 736 chemical substances with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The Group, which has backed this regulation from the very outset, created a team of approximately 50 people to ensure it successfully met the ...

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13-10-2008

Rhodia announces that it will repurchase a maximum of 2 million shares, representing nearly 2 percent of the Group’s share capital. This program was first approved by its shareholders at the Combined Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 16, 2008 under resolution 12, and decided by Rhodia’s Board ...

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10-10-2008

Rhodia has presented a plan to improve the competitiveness of its Polyamide businesses in Europe to its European Works Council. The aim of the plan is to help these businesses adapt to changes in the polyamide market, which is expanding rapidly in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia but is ...

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03-09-2008

Rhodia and Lyondell Chimie TDI SCA, a subsidiary of LyondellBasell Industries, announced that they completed the sale of their Isocyanates businesses to the Perstorp Group. This divestment includes Rhodia’s aliphatic Isocyanates activity and Lyondell’s aromatic Isocyanates business. These ...

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