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About Us:

Eight acid plants at six locations share a common technology / asset base

  • Regenerate spent sulfuric acid - "Regen"
  • Produce virgin sulfuric acid
  • Incinerate hazardous waste

Reliability of supply is the critical

  • Regen - predominantly serves refineries
  • Virgin acid and Treatment Services serve major chemical companies
  • Eco is typically a single source supplier to its major customers

The basic technology has not changed in 60 years

  • Operating and maintenance know-how are important
  • Distribution / network management are critical

Vision:

Our strategic vision is to be the preferred supplier of products and services for the removal, recovery and destruction of process waste and spent materials, to enable our customers to cost effectively meet sustainable solutions essential to our environment.

Responsible Care:

Rhodia Eco Services is thus strongly committed to continuously improve risk management throughout the product life cycle, from research and development to disposal or recycling. As part of our commitment, our task is to develop a Product Stewardship management system that complies with the Rhodia Product Safety Rules and Recommendations.

Responsible Care® is a Registered trademark of the American Chemistry Council.

 
Product Stewardship:
 Through the years, Rhodia has maintained a commitment to ensure safe use of all our chemical products. Our Product Stewardship program promotes health, safety and environmental protection as an integral part of all aspects of production, use and final disposition of our products.
History:
1885 Stauffer Chemical is founded by John Stauffer in San Francisco. Sulfuric acid is a key product
1906 Earthquake destroys most company assets
1916 Houston plant founded as the Texas Chemical Co.
1926 Baton Rouge  founded as Louisiana Chemical Co.
1928 Dominguez,CA founded as Dominguez Chemical Co.
1929 Hammond, IN plant founded
1943 Stauffer pioneers new technology for regenerating sulfuric acid from previously unusable spent acid sludge's. Numerous units on line at all locations by the late 1950’s
1967 Stauffer built the world’s largest sulfuric acid plant (at the time) at the Houston Plant
1969 New Regen plants built at Baton Rouge, LA and Martinez, CA
1987 Rhone-Poulenc acquires Stauffer Chemical
1987 First RCRA part B incineration permit granted for Houston, enabling us to burn hazardous wastes in our Regen Plants
1990 New Regeneration Unit built at Dominguez, CA
1998 Rhodia formed from Rhone-Poulenc Chemicals group