Rhodia (company)

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Rhodia S.A.

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)[1]
Operating income	€602 million (2010)[1]
Net income	€259 million (2010)[1]
Total assets	€5.131 billion (end 2010)[1]
Total equity	(€288 million) (end 2010)[1]
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.^[2] 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.