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Rhodia and Roquette to Co-Develop New Plant-Based Polymers

2:45 PM MST | February 7, 2012 | Sotirios Frantzanas with Rebecca Coons

Rhodia, a subsidiary of Solvay, says it has signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Roquette (Lestrem, France) to develop new plant-based polymers. Each company will have the opportunity, through the JDA, to leverage synergies bringing together...

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