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 commerical incineration permit granted for Houston, enabling us to burn hazardous wastes in our Regen Plants
	1990	Largest Regeneration Unit built at Dominguez, CA
	1998	Rhodia formed from Rhone-Poulenc Chemicals group