PMC Ouvrie SAS, France, a wholly owned subsidiary of PMC Group International Inc. (Mount Laurel, N.J.; www.pmc-group.com), which is an independent arm of PMC Group Inc., announced the acquisition of a hydrocolloid product line from Solvay, S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com). These products will be sold globally to the home and personal care (HPC), industrial and coatings markets under the trade names Rhodicare CFT, Rhodicare D, Rhodicare H, Rhodicare S, Rhodicare T, Rhodicare XC, Rhodopol 23, Rhodopol G, Rhodopol T, Rhodopol TG, Rhodopol Extra 2, and Rhodopol Extra 2 Clear.
“The acquisition of these products made by fermentation processes emphasizes our increasing interest in products made by green chemistry and biological processes,” said Dr. Raj Chakrabarti, Head of PMC Group International. “The acquired hydrocolloids fit synergistically with the functional product lines of PMC Ouvrie, which has long been a leading supplier of defoamers to bio-based process technologies,” he added.