Chemical research and development

Rhodia, chemical company, research and development :

- 1,750 researchers

- €203 million invested in research, 6% through external partnerships

- Partner organization : The national Scientific Research Center (CNRS) in France, the University of California at Santa Barbara, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University in the United States, the University of Louvain in Belgium, universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) in Brazil

- 3,6% of consolidated net sales dedicated to research and development

- 50% of development projects are undertaken in partnership with customers

- 5 global research and development centers in Lyon and Aubervilliers France, Cranbury New Jersey USA, Paulinia Brazil, Shanghai China

- 206 patents filed in 2003

Chemical research and development, Rhodia