New Onsan Plant Reconfirms Rhodia Polyamide’s Commitment to the Asian Markets

Lyon, France – September 17 , 2007 – Recent follow-up confirms that Rhodia’s new 48 KT capacity polymerisation plant, under construction in Onsan, South Korea, will come on-stream as scheduled.

Rhodia Polyamide South Korea Polymerization Unit Construction on Schedule

Lyon, France – September 3 , 2007 – 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.

Successful ISO requalification audit for Rhodia Polyamide Intermediates & Polymers European Business Units

Lyon, France – August 30 , 2007 – Rhodia announced today that in June 2007 Rhodia Polyamide Intermediates & Polymers (I&P) successfully completed the triennial ISO 9001 audit allowing renewal of its European certificate.

Rhodia Polyamide announces a price increase for Adipic acid in Asia

Lyon, France – July 30, 2007 – Rhodia Polyamide announces a 150 USD/MT price increase effective August 1st, 2007 or as contracts allow for Adipic acid in response to a high raw materials, energy costs and a worldwide strengthening demand. Announcements for other global regions will follow, says Rhodia.

Rhodia Polyamide has developed TECHNYL® XCell Polyamide 6.6 and 6 grades optimised for use with Trexel’s MuCell® Process

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsLyon, France – June 6, 2007 – At Kunststoff 2007, Rhodia Polyamide will present its TECHNYL® XCell 6,6 and 6 polyamide grades optimised for use with Trexel’s MuCell® process. These new grades are the first technology deliverables from Rhodia as part of its recently signed global co-marketing and development agreement with Trexel Inc. As partners to the agreement, Rhodia actively develops and commercialises new material technology optimised for the MuCell® process, and Trexel works exclusively with Rhodia for polyamide applications.

Extrusion and Blow Moulding applications to benefit from the introduction of TECHNYL® XT High Productivity Polyamide

Rhodia Engineering PlasticsLyon, France – June 6, 2007 – Rhodia Polyamide has announced the introduction of TECHNYL® XT, a new family of modified polyamide 6 grades, designed to satisfy the extrusion and blow moulding industries’ needs for higher productivity and energy savings in polyamide conversion.

Rhodia Polyamide to showcase TECHNYL® SI a ‘Super-Impact’ Polyamide Range at K 2007

Lyon, France – June 6, 2007 – Rhodia Polyamide has introduced TECHNYL® SI (Super-Impact), a new range of high toughness polyamides that balance exceptional impact resistance with good stiffness. Rhodia Polyamide will showcase this innovation in Hall 6, stand E24 at K 2007,

Exclusive Worldwide Launch of Rhodia Polyamide’s New High Fluidity Polyamide 6.6 Range at K 2007

Lyon, France – June 6, 2007 – Rhodia Polyamide will use the K 2007 exhibition as the global launch platform for an innovative High Fluidity Polyamide 6.6 product range. This new range will deliver a breakthrough material solution that provides a broader degree of design freedom together with an outstanding surface finish in the final part.

Rhodia Polyamide Announces a Price Increase for its Polyamide 6 and 6.6 Technyl® Range

Lyon, France - June 1, 2007 – Rhodia Polyamide announces a price increase of €100 per ton - effective in June - for its TECHNYL® Polyamide PA6 and PA 6.6 compounds. Price increases will also be implemented in the Americas and Asia.

Rhodia Polyamide Announces a Price Increase for its STABAMID® Polymer and Salt Range

Lyon, France - June 1, 2007 – Rhodia Polyamide announces a price increase of €100 per tonne - effective in June - for its STABAMID® Polyamide polymer and salt product range. Price increases will also be implemented in the Americas and Asia.

Rhodia Polyamide opens its first Technical Centre in China
Dedicated facility provides close customer support for

Lyon, France - May 14th, 2007 - Rhodia has reinforced its commitment to the Asian markets with the recent opening of a technical centre in Shanghai, consolidating Rhodia’s global technical centre network. The new facility brings the complete spectrum of engineering support to customers across the broad range of industries served by Rhodia Polyamide's engineering plastics materials in China and the wider Asian region.