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                    RHODIA TO DEVELOP BIOMASS PROJECTS

Paris, France, December 1st, 2010 --- Rhodia announces its first business
development in bagasse-based biomass* projects by signing a binding agreement
with Paraiso, a privately-held company.

Located in Brotas city, Brazil, Paraiso disposes of a plant that produces
ethanol and sugar from sugar cane. According to this agreement, Rhodia Energy
Services will upgrade and operate the cogeneration unit using the plant's
biomass as a raw material to produce electricity. On the other hand, Paraiso has
committed to supply Rhodia with all bagasse and other sugar cane solid waste on
an exclusive basis. Most of the electricity generated by the cogeneration unit
will be sold to the grid, while the Paraiso site will also be supplied with
electricity and steam by the new unit.

The unit will have an installed capacity of 70 MW, and will produce electricity
that could feed a city of approximately 200.000 houses or 600.000 people.
This project is an important step in the execution of Rhodia Energy Services'
strategy to develop Climate Care solutions by leveraging its unique expertise in
energy optimization and CO2 emission reduction into the growing biomass-toenergy
domain.

(*) Biomass is a renewable energy source. It is a biological material from
living, or recently living organisms, such as wood, waste, (hydrogen) gas, and
alcohol fuels. Biomass is commonly plant matter grown to generate electricity or
produce heat. In this case, we will use the bagasse that remains after sugar
cane crushing.

Rhodia is an international chemical company resolutely committed to sustainable
development. As a leader in its businesses, the Group aims to improve its
customers' performance through the pursuit of operational excellence and its
ability to innovate. Structured around six Enterprises, Rhodia is the partner of
major players in the automotive, electronics, flavors and fragrances, health,
personal and home care markets, consumer goods and industrial markets. The Group
employs around 13,600 people worldwide and generated sales of EUR4.03 billion in
2009. Rhodia is listed on Euronext Paris.

Rhodia Energy Services is a Global Business Unit (GBU) of the Rhodia chemical
group. It is in charge of energy supply management for the Group as a whole and
responsible for managing projects initiated by Rhodia with a view to reducing
its greenhouse gas emissions and to combating climate change. Energy supply
management includes the purchase, production and sale of energy. Rhodia Energy
Services manages energy procurement activities for a total of approximately EUR1
billion worldwide. It is a founding member of Exeltium, a consortium set up to
purchase electricity generated from nuclear energy in France.

In the area of CO2 abatement, Rhodia Energy Services registered in 2005 two of
the largest Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects completed under the Kyoto
Protocol, enabling it to obtain one of the largest portfolios of carbon credits
in the world. Since 2009, Rhodia Energy has consolidated its expertise by
investing in renewable sources of energy.

For more information, please visit our website www.rhodia.com

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