Industrial Minerals


Rhodia silicas unit profits rise

24 February 2010

by Mark Watts

Silcea division more than doubles Q4 profits as prices and volumes recover

Keywords: Rhodia, Silcea, silicas, rare earths, electronics

The Silcea division of French chemicals company, Rhodia, more than doubled earnings in Q4 2009 due to a recovery in volumes and higher selling prices.

 

Silcea reported profits (recurring EBITDA*) of €35m. ($47m.) compared with €14m. during the same period a year earlier.

 

The business...