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		<title><![CDATA[French Chemicals Company Rhodia to Sell Several Business Units.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200401/ai_n22096077]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[European specialty players revamp and replace their strategy. (Focus 2003: Specialty Chemicals/ChemSpec Europe Preview).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4250/is_200304/ai_n13360184]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Threatened with commoditization, companies take drastic measures,  not only cutting costs and divesting operations, but also seeking an  entirely different, closer relationship with their customers.       Under pressure from sluggish demand, difficult    Threatened with commoditization, companies take drastic measures, ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Raisio considers expansion of its paper chemicals business. (News: Europe).(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RAISIO IS seeking further acquisitions to expand its paper  chemicals operations after an agreement with Rhodia to take over full  control of their Latexia joint venture in paper latex.       The two companies have reached a deal under which Raisio wi  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Polyamide resists heat, chemicals in auto thermostat. (Polymers/Ceramics).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5260/is_200207/ai_n20371297]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Caption: Two glass-filled polyamide grades from Rhodia Engineering  Plastics, Farmington Hills, Mich., have been introduced for applications  such as this heat exchanger for an Opel automobile. Called Technyl PA  66, the grades are designed for resistan  Caption: Two glass-filled polyamide grades from Rhodia Engineering  Plastics,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rhodia's Acquisition of ChiRex Underscores Fine Chem Biz.(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street says Cambrex could be the next target.       IN THE LATEST deal highlighting the chemical industry's  growing appetite for fine chemicals, France-based Rhodia SA has agreed  to acquire ChiRex Inc. for $31.25 per share in cash, or $545 mill  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RHODIA.(acquires Neste Chemicals stake in Norlatex)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RHODIA has bought Neste Chemicals' shareholding in Norlatex,  their 50-50 joint venture in styrene-butadiene-latex for the Finnish  ...    RHODIA has bought Neste Chemicals' shareholding in Norlatex,  their 50-50 joint venture in styrene-butadiene-latex for the Finnish  paper industry. Neste has decided to pull out...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rhodia Expands Aroma Chemicals Through a New Chinese Facility.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ENCOURAGED BY STRONG, stable growth rates for synthetic vanillin,  Rhodia, already the leading manufacturer of vanillin and ethyl vanillin,  is expanding its global presence by inaugurating a new guaiacol  manufacturing facility in WuXi, China. The co    ENCOURAGED BY STRONG, stable growth rates for synthetic...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Akzo, Rhodia Announce Strong Results.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AKZO NOBEL'S chemicals business has posted the best quarterly  performance in its history. During the first quarter, its sales rose 15  percent to [epsilon]1.1 billion ($1 billion), and its operating income  climbed 13 percent to [epsilon]126 million.    AKZO NOBEL'S chemicals business has posted the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BASF and Rhodia Expand Latex And Paper Chemicals Operations.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4250/is_199909/ai_n13228497]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[German company plans a major new plant in Finland.       BASF IS INCREASING its European capacity for latex and dispersion  coatings in response to stronger demand for paper chemicals. The company  plans to build a 140,000-metric-ton-per-year paper ch    German company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 1999 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rhodia Outlines Specialty Chems Growth Strategy.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4250/is_199806/ai_n13189303]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Company foresees growth in major world markets through new  technologies.     RHODIA IS AIMING to take advantage of its close research links with  the life sciences operations of Rhone-Poulenc to build a strong position  in specialty chemicals, particul  Company foresees growth in major...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rhodia Is Selling Its Paper Additives In Move to Shed Non-Core Business.(RHODIA INC. sells North American paper additives and related mining chemicals business to Vinings Industries)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RHODIA INC. has pruned away another peripheral operation and tighten  its focus on core specialty chemicals and fibers through the sale of its  North American paper additives and related mining chemicals business to  Vinings Industries for an undisclose  RHODIA INC. has pruned away another peripheral operation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 1998 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rhodia, Mitsubishi Are Latest Investors In Pure Chemicals]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4250/is_199802/ai_n13243047]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[RHODIA INC. and the Texas Ultra Pure Inc. TXUP subsidiary of  Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. have inked a definitive agreement to  launch an ultra pure sulfuric acid plant at Rhodia's Houston  complex.    RHODIA INC. and the Texas Ultra Pure Inc. TXUP subsidiary of ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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