Rhodia (company)
| Company type | Privately held Société Anonyme |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | La Défense, France |
Key people | Jean-Pierre Clamadieu (chairman), Gilles Auffret (CEO) |
| Products | Polyamides, cellulose acetate tow, sulphuric acid, surfactants, polymers, phosphorus derivatives, silica, energy supply management |
| Revenue | €5.226 billion (2010) |
| €602 million (2010) | |
| €259 million (2010) | |
| Total assets | €5.131 billion (end 2010) |
| Total equity | (€288 million) (end 2010) |
| Owner | Solvay |
Number of employees | 26,257 (end 2023) |
| Website | www.rhodia.com |
Rhodia was a group founded in 1988 that specialized in fine chemistry, synthetic fibers, and polymers.
The company was acquired by the Belgian Solvay group in September 2011 in a deal valued at €3.4 billion. The company served the consumer goods, automotive, energy, manufacturing, and processes and electronics markets, and had 65 production sites worldwide, four research centers, and four joint laboratories.