Rhodia is building a new surfactant production unit on its Roha site near Mumbai in India. The new site is expected to be operational in Q4 2007 and Rhodia says it will help it to meet the rapidly growing demand of the personal care and home markets in India.
“Asia Pacific is a strategic growth area for Rhodia and India is an especially promising market, moving towards more sophisticated products.” commented Pascal Juery, Rhodia Novecare’s global business director for home and personal care. “We aim to be the supplier of choice for multinational and local customers, combining world class quality products with reliable supply and thereby strengthening our position in speciality surfactants for home and personal care.”
The international ingredients specialist already has surfactant and specialty chemicals plants in China, Indonesia, Thailand and Japan, as well as research facilities in Singapore and Shanghai. The company is also reported to have reached global sales of €935m.