Seattle, WA, USA--(Jobwerx News)--Rhodia Engineering Plastics, the worldwide specialist in Engineering polyamides, to open new engineering plastics compounding facility at its Shanghai site in China.

Rhodia Polyamide recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its new engineering plastics compounding facility located on a Rhodia Shanghai multi-activity site. It is the second plant built in Asia by the company since 2003, bringing the company’s Asian production up to 80,000 Tons.

Rhodia Engineering Plastics continues to extend its market reach through a program of global investments. With its 8 production facilities along with 10 R&D and technical centres, Rhodia Engineering Plastics covers all major areas for polyamide consumption, with the capability to develop products and technologies locally.

Rhodia Polyamide will have there the expertise to produce the full spectrum of compounded product. The Company provides intermediates for polyamide or polyurethane, polyamide polymers, as well as a complete downstream range of added value products including engineering plastics polyamides Technyl® PA6, PA66 and PA 66/6, Technyl Star™, as well as Technyl® Alloy and other engineering thermoplastics. It gives the strong base to serve all type of customers throughout China and support Global Key Account development in China and Asia, support the growth of E&E, CIG and Automotive activities in the region as well as serve the entire Chinese market through distribution.

Rhodia Engineering Plastics serves markets as varied as Automotive, Electrical & Electronic, Consumer and Industrial Goods, and all their sites are accredited to the QS 9000 standard, and all European sites have achieved the ISO/TS 16949 technical specifications.

“This investment is a major component of Rhodia’s strategy to focus resources in key markets, and illustrates Rhodia Polyamide’s commitment to its engineering plastics’ customers in Asia” said Alberto Pedrosa, President, Rhodia Polyamide.

The new plant is designed with the most modern equipment and process, like compounding automatization and packaging, in a friendly environment for our team and for the community. It is a strong new step to reach best in class product quality, delivery reliability and growth.

The new facility is designed to accommodate future Chinese production requirements that are anticipated to face a double digit growth. The new compounding plant will produce approximately 40 000 T at full capacity and further confirms Rhodia Polyamide’s commitment to maintaining a leadership position in Engineering Plastics.

“This new plant will strongly reinforce our position in China and more generally in Asia, creating an exceptional production platform to meet the needs of polyamide engineering thermoplastic customers throughout the region” conclude Jean-Claude Steinmetz and Vincent Kamel, respectively Vice-president Engineering Plastics and Industrial Yarns, and Vice-President Rhodia Polyamide Asia Pacific.

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