Silcea

Rhodia Silcea is the world leader in high-performance silicas, rare earth-based compositions and diphenols. The enterprise is at the forefront of technology and focuses on growing markets including low energy tires, catalytic converters, energy saving light bulbs, flavorings and fragrances.

Rhodia Silcea’s leadership is based on a strong global presence, partnerships with major customers and its complete and innovative portfolio, including a range of products that address concerns about sustainable development.

Leading brands & innovation

Rhodia Silcea combines exclusive know-how and proprietary technologies to develop tailor-made processes and products. By the nature of the markets involved, Rhodia Silcea’s latest innovations are intrinsically committed to sustainable development:

• Zeosil® Premium, a new generation of high performance silica for energy-efficient tires

• Eolys™ third-generation, fuel-borne catalyst for diesel particulate filter regeneration

• Optalys™ materials range for enhanced performance of catalytic converters

• Luminostar™ phosphors for low energy lamps

Total sales in 2008: €746 million

Leadership positions

• N° 1 worldwide in high performance silica

• N° 1 worldwide in rare-earth based materials

• N° 1 worldwide in diphenols and vanillin