Ashai, Rhodia to Make Adipic.(Asahi Kasei Corp. signs Rhodia S.A. adipic acid production agreement)(Brief Article)

Chemical Market Reporter, February, 2001

ASAHI KASEI CORP. and Rhodia SA will cooperate in the production of adipic acid, a raw material used in high-function resins. Rhodia will build a new factory in South Korea, with an annual output of 65,000 tons, to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2002. In addition, the two partners will invest to increase by 65,000 tons per year the existing capacity in Onsan, South Korea, where Rhodia already operates an adipic acid unit.

Asahi Kasei will hold rights to 50,000 tons of capacity, while Rhodia will be supplying cyclohexanol to Asahi for its adipic acid production in Onsan. According to a Rhodia spokesman, the aim of the project is to establish "the world's most competitive adipic acidic production [operation]" in South Korea.