Rhodia Opens New R & D Center in Shanghai      

On November 19th, Rhodia celebrated the opening of its new world-class Research & Development facility in Shanghai, eastern China.
    Rhodia is increasing its R & D capabilities in Asia-Pacific with the creation of a new world-class facility on its existing research center in Shanghai. With this new centralized structure, Rhodia has a more geographically balanced global R & D footprint to boost its ambition of growth and development in the Asia-Pacific region.
    With this new workforce and capabilities, the Asia R & D organization will add two new major missions to its current development and customer support activities:
- Chemical engineering and process improvement capabilities in order to support the fast growth of Rhodia industrial operations in China and in the Asia-Pacific region.
- New product innovation based on three growth technologies for Rhodia (Polyamide, Rare Earth and formulation chemistry) and tailor-made products for Asian customers particularly for the automotive, electronics, home and personal care, oilfield and agricultural formulations markets.