Welcome to the ICIS CEO Opinion e-newsletter: For this month’s e-newsletter, ICIS global editor John Baker travelled to Paris to interview Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, chairman and CEO... **If you would like to view this email as a web page. Please click below** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/chemicals/chnce/HTML/CHNCE_20090608.html **Add us to your safe senders list** http://epidm.edgesuite.net/RBI/whitelist/whitelist.html Story of the Week =================================== Rhodia weathers the storm ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223275&nf=true For this month’s e-newsletter, ICIS global editor John Baker travelled to Paris to interview Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, chairman and CEO of speciality chemicals producer Rhodia. They discuss how Rhodia is reacting to the current downturn by focusing on cash flow and working capital. Rhodia plans cost-saving measures, to cut 91 jobs ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9201856&nf=true Buoyant cash flow to help Rhodia weather economic storm ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9195768&nf=true Rhodia posts loss in Q4 as volumes decline ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9195513&nf=true Rhodia Novecare profits from less industrial exposure ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9188481&nf=true Rhodia to strengthen Novecare with McIntyre acquisition ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9184434&nf=true Advertorial =================================== Breaking new ground in chemical innovation? 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For more information on Rhodia =================================== Rhodia full year results analysts' presentation http://www.rhodia.com/en/binaries/rhodia_q4_fy_results_ana_en.pdf Rhodia annual report 2008 http://www.rhodia.com/en/binaries/rhodia_drf_en_depot_amf_v2.pdf Rhodia strategy overview http://www.rhodia.com/en/our_company/strategy/index.tcm Rhodia sustainable development report http://www.rhodia.com/static/en/SD%20Reports/DD2007/interface.html Latest news from ICIS =================================== Asian Development Bank urges Asia to be less reliant on exports http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9222929&nf=true US lithium-ion batteries open $13bn market to chemicals http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9222917&nf=true Success for Europe's centre-right could slow legislation http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223282&nf=true Crackers at Bandar Imam to resume ops after utility issues http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9222128&nf=true Related features from ICIS Chemical Business =================================== Chemicals are key for cars http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9154234&nf=true Chemical suppliers fight recession pains with cosmetic innovation http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9207704&nf=true After the crisis, is management confidence returning? http://www.icis.com/Articles/article.aspx?liarticleid=9223276&nf=true ICIS Conferences =================================== The 2nd Ammonia Handling & Shipping Safety Workshop 23-24 June 2009, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ---------------------------------------------------------------- The workshop will provide a professional forum to exchange information and share company and industry best practices on this crucial subject. 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