October 15, 2004 Rhodia
シリコン
ｖｓ シラン ｖｓ シリコーン
Rhodia signs
letter of intent with China National Blue Star Corporation for a
strategic alliance in Silicone Activities その後
http://www.rhodia.com/API/afficheimg.asp?id=1420
Rhodia's CEO, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu and
President Ren Jian Xin of China National Blue Star Corporation have signed today in
Beijing a letter of intent to form a strategic alliance for their
respective Silicone activities.
Following the completion of a feasibility study, the partners
intend to launch, by early 2005, the construction of a 200 KT
Methylchlorosilane facility in the municipality of Tianjin, with a
start up capacity in the first quarter of 2007 of 100 KT.
This alliance is a key opportunity for the two companies to
enhance their competitiveness and become a major player in the
fast growing Asia-Pacific silicone market. Both companies intend to accelerate their
respective downstream investments to take full advantage of the
strong upstream integration.
China National Bluestar (Group) Corporation
Blue star
owns the largest silicone facilities and has more than 20 years
history of silicone production and has its own technologies and
now is dedicated to fast developing silicone business so as to be
a world player.
2004年10月19日 Chemnet Tokyo
ローディア、中国藍星集団とシリコーンで提携
フランスの化学大手ローディアと中国の藍星集団が15日、北京で提携のレター・オブ・インテントを締結した。それによると、ローディアと藍星はアジア太平洋地域での両社のシリコーン事業を推進するために戦略的提携を行う。提携により、両社はアジア太平洋地域におけるメチルクロロシランとシリコーン製品の大サプライヤーとなる。
FS完了後、両社は2005年初めまでにローディアの技術で天津に年産20万トン(スター時10万トン)のメチルクロロシラン工場の建設を開始する。生産開始は2007年第1四半期の予定。
ローディアによると、これは両社のシリコーンにおける提携の第一歩で、両社はシランでの提携を利用し、それぞれの下流部門への投資を促進する。
シランは、金属ケイ素を原料とするモノマーの有機ケイ素化合物で、半導体シリコーンの原料。また医薬品の合成に利用される「シリル化剤」や有機と無機を結合する「シランカップリング剤」などの原料にもなる。
ローディアはローヌ・プーランの特殊化学品部門が独立したもの。(残ったライフサイエンス部門はヘキストと合併してアベンティスとなり、本年8月、サノフィと合併してサノフィ・アベンティスとなった)
中国藍星集団は幅広い分野で活躍する化学会社で、シリコーン生産では20年以上の歴史を持ち、自社技術で中国最大のシリコーン工場を持っている。
アジア・太平洋地域での有機シリコンのメーカーは他に、ダウコーニング、GE東芝、信越化学、ワッカー等がある。(上海発=特約)
2005/5/11 Asia Chemical Weekly
Blue Star and Rhodia sign MOU for silicone alliance
China National Bluestar Corporation (Bluestar, part of the China Chemical Group) and Rhodia have made a significant progress for their plans to form a strategic silicone alliance. Following on their letter of intent signed in October 15, 2004, these two companies signed a MOU to build a methylchlorosilane production unit in Tianjin, China, based on Rhodia’s technology.
The proposed unit will have capacity of 200,000 tonne/year in initial, and it is planned to start up in the fourth quarter of 2007. Also, Bluestar and Rhodia plan to create a jv to sell manufactured products in the fast growing Asia-Pacific market, versus to their competitors such as Dow corning, GE-Toshiba, Shin-Etsu, Wacker etc.
At the same time, the two companies are studying the feasibility to form a global strategic alliance combining their upstream and downstream silicone activities by mid 2006.
Besides the proposed Tianjing Project, Bluestar is bluiding a new silicone monomer project with the capacity of 100 000 tonne/year in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, and this project is expected completed in Mar 2006. That would make Bluestar’s silicone capacity in Nanchang reach 200 000 tonne/year in next year.2006/10
The Tianjin project has got approval from government and waiting for construction;
while the investors (BlueStar, Xingxin Materials, and Rhodia) have set up a 35:40:25 jv.
Xingxin Materials is also a subsidiary of ChemChina、＝BlueStar Chemical New Materials Co., Ltd.
Rhodia signs agreement for the sale of its silicones business to China National Bluestar Corporation
Rhodia today announces the signature of an agreement for the sale of its Silicones business to China National BlueStar Corporation.
Rhodia’s Silicones business generated sales of Euro 417 million in 2005 and has a total of 1,200 employees. It is mainly situated in Europe, with major production sites at Saint-Fons and Roussillon, in France.
This transaction is based on an enterprise value of Euro 400 million representing a multiple of slightly more than 7 times 2005 recurring EBITDA. The closing is expected in the next few months.
This divestment is in line with Rhodia’s strategy to focus on businesses with global leadership positions and will contribute further to the Group’s debt reduction.
October 26, 2006
The agreement for the sale of Rhodia's Silicones business to China National BlueStar Corporation was formally confirmed at a signing ceremony today in Beijing.At the signing ceremony, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu said that Rhodia was one of the first Western groups to invest in China where it has now been present for more than 25 years. With sales generated in China approaching Euro500 million the Group employs more than 3,000 people and operates 17 production plants.
"This region is key for the development of the Group and we are actively investing in production facilities and Research & Development, as well as growing our commercial presence to benefit from the high growth rates that this region offers. The transaction with BlueStar serves to reinforce our ties with China and will enhance our ability to identify further development opportunites for Rhodia", comments Jean-Pierre Clamadieu.
* Over the past few years, ChemChina is very aggressive in merger and purchasing other overseas chemical companies. Earlier, the company has acquired Adisseo - a France based nutritional additives producer, and Qenos - an Australia based plastics producer.
2007/2/1 Rhodia
Rhodia completes sale of its Silicones business to China National BlueStar Corporation
Rhodia today announced the finalization of the sale of its Silicones business to China National BlueStar Corporation.
This business generated sales of Euro 417 million in 2005 and has a total of 1,200 employees. It is mainly situated in Europe , with major production sites at Saint-Fons and Roussillon , in France .
In addition, the Group sold Rhodia Organics’ SulfuricProducts activity to Adisseo, subsidiary of China National BlueStar Corporation. This business generated sales of Euro47 million in 2005 and has a total of 67 employees. It is based at Les Roches de Condrieu, in France .
Rhodia Silicones
With annual sales of 390 million euros in 2004, Rhodia Silicones is one of the leading integrated silicone producers worldwide. Headquartered in Lyon, France, it employs more than 1,300 employees worldwide.
Thanks to our expertise over a broad range of silicone technologies, Rhodia Silicones develops solutions that provide properties such as protection, insulation, release, foam control, lubrication, softening, bonding or reproduction for applications in nearly any industry.
Rhodia Silicones production sites and applications laboratories are conveniently located near major industrial markets in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. This brings our global expertise to our customers doors and is the guarantee of greater reactivity, flexibility and safety in the supply of our products. Our own sales offices are complemented by the Rhodia sales and marketing network which is present in over 140 countries around the globe.
Rhodia Silicones in Asia-Pacific
Rhodia Silicones Shanghai Co Ltd
Manufacturing, R&D and technical support
Shanghai plant produces silicone rubber, sealant, emulsion and so onRhodia Quality Sealants Co.Ltd Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province 江西省
Manufacturing, local sales and technical supportRhodia Silicones Malaysia Sdn Bhd Port Klang Selangor
Manufacturing, local sales and technical supportRhodia Silicones Australia
Manufacturing, local sales and technical support
Rhodia
To Build An Upstream Silica Facility In China
Joint Venture With Chinese
Partners Created
Rhodia announces the signature of a joint venture agreement with Qingdao Haiwan Group ( http://www.cecdb.com.cn/cecdb/data/N33819_1.html) and Qingdao Dongyue Sodium Silicate Company ( http://www.qssf.com/cpjs.htm ) to build a sodium silicate plant at Qingdao, China. The facility with a capacity of 220,000 tonnes is scheduled to come on-stream in the first quarter of 2008.
Sodium silicate is a key intermediate for precipitated silica manufacturing. The new facility will supply Rhodia's Asian silica manufacturing plants in Qingdao, China and Incheon, South Korea, specialized in high performance silica.
Rhodia to construct new high performance silica plant in China
Rhodia today announced its intention to construct a new plant for the production of high performance silica in China.
The new facility will be located in the city of Qingdao where Rhodia already operates a silica plant. This world scale plant will focus on producing high performance silica notably used in low rolling resistance tires. These generate more than 5% fuel savings thus reducing emissions of CO2 from vehicles.
Using a modular design to build the plant will enable it to be easily expanded to support this rapidly growing market. A number of Rhodia’s existing major customers are supporting the project. Rhodia already operates seven precipitated silica plants around the world in France, Italy, Venezuela, Brazil, Korea, China and the USA.
Rhodia Polyamide South Korea Polymerization Unit Construction on Schedule
Rhodia announced today that the construction of its new 48kt Polyamide 6.6 salt and polymerization plant in Onsan, South Korea is on schedule and that plant start-up is set for early December 2007.
Rhodia invested almost 40 million euro in the design and construction of the company’s first polymerization unit in Asia.
Rhodia has already two engineering plastics compounding facilities in China and South Korea and recently opened a new technical application development centre in Shanghai.
Rhodia and Lyondell enter into exclusive negotiations with Perstorp for the sale of their isocyanates business
Rhodia and Lyondell Chime
TDI SCA today announced that they have entered into exclusive
negotiations for the sale of their Isocyanates businesses to the
Perstorp Group.
This divestment project includes Rhodia's
aliphatic (脂肪族) Isocyanates
activity (HDI, IPDI and derivatives) producing a range of intermediates
for industrial paints and coatings; and Lyondell's
aromatic isocyanates business (TDI) with the production of
intermediates for polyurethane foams, operated under
contract by Rhodia (in Pont-de-Claix) . * IPDI：IsoPhorone Di Isocyanate
European Aliphatic Isocyanates Producers Association ALIPA was created by the major European producers of aliphatic isocyanates and polyisocyanates
BASF、Bayer MaterialScience、Evonik Degussa、Rhodia Organics
Perstorp Group is a front-ranking player in the specialty chemicals industry. The Group is present, in particular, in the markets for Paints & Coatings, Plastics, Agro-food and Lubricants. Perstorp has approximately 2,000 employees on a dozen production sites in Europe, Asia, North and South America and runs 3 Research & Development centers in Sweden, Finland and India. The Group generated net sales of Euro 928m in 2007.
Perstorp Group
Waterborne Coatings
Radiation Curing
Intumescent Coatings
Polyurethanesーpolyol chemistry
Food & Feed
Acid based silage additives
Propionates, derived from organic acids, are used as feed preservatives
Formaldehyde Technology
October 8, 2008
Rhodia
Rhodia announces a plan to improve the competitiveness of its
polyamide businesses in Europe
Rhodia has today
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 experiencing slower growth in
Western Europe.
The plan presented to the European Works Council proposes to
address this challenge by optimizing Rhodia Polyamide's
production and research and development resources in Europe. It
will involve:
- The closure, by mid-2009, of Rhodia Polyamide's Ceriano
facility in Italy, which could affect 212 people.
- Increasing production capacity at the Lyon Belle-Etoile
facility in France and the Gorzow facility in Poland.
- Transferring all Rhodia Polyamide's European Research,
Development and Applications teams to a single site in Lyon, to
enhance their efficiency.
Rhodia to acquire Feixiang Chemicals (ZJG), China's leading producer of amines and surfactants
飛翔化工（張家港）有限公司
“This acquisition is a key step in the implementation of Rhodia’s profitable growth strategy. Through the integration of Feixiang Chemicals, Rhodia significantly strengthens its leadership positions in the surfactant business, while enhancing its footprint in the world’s fastest growing region”, commented Rhodia Chairman & CEO Jean-Pierre Clamadieu. “We aim to double the size of the acquired business within the next five years. Following the completion of this acquisition, Rhodia will generate around one third of its net sales in Asia.”
This acquisition represents a unique opportunity for Rhodia to integrate specialty amine technologies into Novecare’s business portfolio. The combination of Rhodia’s formulation expertise and end-market applications with Feixiang Chemicals (Zhangjiagang) specialty amines capabilities will reinforce Rhodia’s leadership position in specialty surfactants for the home and personal care, agrochemicals, oilfield and industrial markets.
Headquartered in Zhangjiagang near Shanghai, Feixiang Chemicals employs about 650 people. The company has demonstrated its ability to drive significant top line growth (average of 20% per year) while enhancing its profitability over the past five years. Rhodia expects to further improve this performance thanks to significant revenue synergies.
The acquisition price is based on an enterprise value of US$489 million for 100% of the company, representing an estimated 2010 EBITDA multiple of around 9x. The current majority owner will retain 12.5% of the capital over the next two years. This transaction is expected to be accretive from year one.
The completion of the transaction is subject to various customary closing conditions, including approval of the Chinese authorities. It is expected to be finalized in the second half 2010.
Feixiang Chemicals (Zhangjiagang) Co. Ltd. is one of the leading companies in the Asia-Pacific area, producing, developing and selling the full range of fatty amines and specialty amines. The company is located in Zhangjiagang city, Jiangsu province, China, which is about 110 km from Shanghai.
Rhodia Novecare, with net sales of ?827 million in 2009, is one of the six Group’s Enterprises and provides high-performance products and solutions to a wide range of industries including cosmetics, detergents, agrochemicals and oil, as well as coating and industrial applications. Thanks to a worldwide industrial footprint and global R&D and tech-support network, Rhodia Novecare holds leading positions in the surfactants, phosphorus derivatives, natural polymers, synthetic polymers and monomers technologies, and eco-friendly oxygenated solvents markets. Rhodia Novecare has developed particular expertise to answer and anticipate customer needs in protection, surface modification, rheology, active delivery, improvement of formulations and processes and sustainability.
Rhodia is an international chemical company resolutely committed to sustainable development. As a leader in its businesses, the Group aims to improve its customers’ performance through the pursuit of operational excellence and its ability to innovate. Structured around six Enterprises, Rhodia is the partner of major players in the automotive, electronics, flavors and fragrances, health, personal and home care markets, consumer goods and industrial markets. The Group employs around 13,600 people worldwide and generated sales of ?4.03 billion in 2009. Rhodia is listed on Euronext Paris.
2010/10/2 上海発
ローディア、山東省青島の新しいシリカ工場で生産開始
ローディアは10月20日、山東省青島で高機能シリカ工場の生産開始の式典を行った。
ローディアの100%子会社ローディア精細化工添加剤（青島）：Rhodia
Fine Chemical Additives ( Qingdao ) が運営する。投資額は69百万ドル、高分散性のシリカを生産するもので、能力は年産72千トン。MichelinやGoodyearなどの顧客に省エネタイヤ用に販売する。
ローディアの高分散性シリカ Zeosil®は、世界の主なタイヤメーカーの認証を受けており、トレッドの転がり抵抗を減らし、軽乗用車で燃料消費量を5〜7%節約できる。
この工場は2008年に建設を開始した。モデュラー方式を採用しており、将来、増強が容易に行える。地方政府によれば、ローディアでは将来、現在の72千トンから170千トンに増強する計画をもっている。
ローディアは青島にほかに100%子会社のRhodia Silica Qingdaoを持つ。同社のシリカの能力は年産300千トン。
また、Qingdao Dongyue（東岳）Rhodia Chemicalsでは、ケイ酸ナトリウム（sodium
silica ）を製造する。
これは、ローディアが30%、青島海湾集団：Qingdao Haiwanが40%、東岳Sodium
Silicateが30%出資するJVで、第一期として能力110千トンの工場を2008年7月に完成した。第二期として同じく110千トンを建設する計画を持っている。
ケイ酸ナトリウムは沈殿シリカ製造のための中間物で、この工場から高機能シリカを製造する青島工場と韓国の仁川工場に送られる。
ローディアは本年、中国進出30周年となった。
ローヌプーラン時代に中国に初めて進出、現在は上海に本拠を置き、持株会社と100%子会社
9社、JV 6社、商社 １社の合計17社を有している。江蘇省、浙江省、山東省、北京市、内蒙古自治区で、機能材料（ポリアミド）、機能化学品（シリカ、界面活性剤）、サービス（エネルギーサービス）の事業を行っている。
また、上海に新しいグローバルR&Dセンターを設置、150人の科学者が自動車、エレクトロニクス、ホームケアとパーソナルケア、石油、農業化学品などの分野での新製品の開発を行っている。
Rhodia to accelerate its
growth in India with the acquisition of PI Industries’
engineering
plastics business
Rhodia announces the signing of a binding agreement to acquire PI
Polymer, the engineering plastics business of the Indian company
PI Industries Ltd.
This transaction supports the Group’s ambition to increase its market
share in the Indian polyamide compound market to more than 15% by 2015.
PI Polymer offers Engineering Compounds of a large number of polymers, i.e. PC, mPPE, PBT, NYLON, PP, ABS, SAN and Elastometric Products like TPU, TPO & TPVs.
Offers a large range of Customized Grades, like Unfilled, Glass Fiber & Bead Reinforced, Mineral Filled (Talc, Calcite, and Mica & Wollastonite) with Flame Retardant Additives and Special Grades like High Heat Resistance & Impact Modified Grades.
Expertise in Product Development for Automobile, Electrical & Electronics, Appliances, White Goods and other Industries.
“This
acquisition will reinforce the already strong positions we have
in fast-growing economies. We have identified strong synergies
with our engineering plastics business in terms of product range
and customer portfolio that will dramatically accelerate our
growth in India”, commented Francois Hincker,
President of Rhodia Engineering Plastics.
He added: “Rhodia and PI Industries share a
common vision and values with regard to responsible chemistry and
we are fully committed to provide the highest level of customer
service, product quality and social responsibility. Combining
these core values with PI Polymer’s expertise and Rhodia’s global footprint, we plan to
rapidly expand this activity, with a capacity increase scheduled
shortly”.
PI Polymer forecasts about $13 million sales revenue for its
fiscal year 2010/11. The acquisition price represents an
estimated 2010/11 EBITDA multiple of around 7x. The transaction
includes all the assets used and held by PI Polymer, primarily
one industrial facility that employs more than 80 people, R&D
capabilities, customer base and logistics network in India.
Subject to various customary closing conditions, the completion
of the transaction is expected to be finalized by the end of
March 2011.
This acquisition will strengthen the Group’s presence in India, where
Technyl(R) engineering plastics are already imported. Rhodia has
operated in the country since 2001 through its surfactants
business, serving the home & personal care and coatings
markets.
PI Industries Limited (“PIIL”) founded in1947 in Udaipur,
Rajasthan, is listed on the Mumbai Stock Exchange. PIIL operates
under the following three business units, Agri Input (manufacturing and distribution
of Agro Chemicals-Pesticides, Insecticides and Herbicides); Custom Synthesis (Custom Synthesis in the areas of
Fine Chemicals, Agro Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Intermediates);
and PI
Polymer
(Engineering plastics compounding for the end use in Automotive,
Electricals and Home Appliances).
Rhodia Engineering Plastics is a global specialist in performance
solutions based on polyamide 6 and 6.6 for injection molding,
extrusion and blow molding. Under the flagship brand Technyl,
Rhodia’s Engineering Plastics activity
serves various markets as automotive and transportation,
electrical and electronics, construction and industrial
equipment, consumer goods.
Rhodia is an international chemical company resolutely committed
to sustainable development. As a leader in its businesses, the
Group aims to improve its customers’ performance through the pursuit of
operational excellence and its ability to innovate. Rhodia is the
partner of major players in the automotive, electronics, flavors
and fragrances, health, personal and home care markets, consumer
goods and industrial markets. The Group employs around 13,600
people worldwide and generated sales of ?4.03 billion in 2009.
Rhodia is listed on Euronext Paris.
ローディアは元はローヌプーランで、1998年に化学品事業部と繊維・ポリマー事業部を統合し、新会社ローディアとなった。
ローディアでには３グループ、７事業がある。
| Performance Materials | Polyamide |
| Acetow：cellulose acetate fiber | |
| Functional Chemicals | Novecare：surfactants, phosphorus derivatives, natural polymers and specialty polymersand monomers |
| Silcea：“Electronics & Catalysis” (rare earths), “Silica Systems” (highperformance silicas) and “Silicones”（売却） | |
| Organics and Services | Eco Services：sulfuric acid |
| Organics：diphenols and derivatives、isocyanates、fluorinated compounds and derivatives | |
| Energy Services：reduction of greenhouse gases |
このうち、Siliconeは中国の藍星集団に売却した。
イソシアネートについては脂肪族イソシアネート（Aliphatic Isocyanates）のみで、欧州第二のメーカーであったが、Perstorp Groupへの売却で同事業から撤退した。
Rhodia expands Chicago site
Rhodia inaugurated its expansion of highly dispersible silica production at its
Chicago Heights, IL, site. The expansion of 16,000
tons increases Rhodia’s North American capacity by 33 percent. “We are also in
the construction phase of a similar expansion at Collonges
au Mont d’Or, France, that will be completed in 2012. One year after
commissioning our new plant in
Qingdao, China, this
additional increase in production capacity confirms our continued commitment to
leadership in highly dispersible silica,” commented Tom Benner, president of
Silica. “Combined,” he explained, “these three latest investments increase our
global capacity of highly dispersible silica over 40 percent, ensuring that we
are prepared now to meet long-term growth expectations associated with demand
for fuel-saving tires.”