Eliokem India Pvt Ltd, recently acquired by Omnova Solutions, has announced that it has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification from SGS United Kingdom Ltd. Systems and Services Certification. The certification is applicable to the manufacturing and supply of synthetic rubbers and latices (NBR/SBR, Rubber, Powder, Latices and Admixtures) and is valid until April 2014.

"Obtaining and maintaining ISO 9001:2008 certification for our facility in India is a great achievement and reflects our commitment to fulfilling our operational excellence objectives. It is not an end by itself but a tool, along with LEAN SixSigma, to drive continuous improvement," stated Mr Olivier Faussadier, Vice-President & General Manager of Omnova Performance Chemicals in Europe, Middle East, Africa and India.

The Indian operation at Valia, Gujarat, has a leading supplier position for Chemigum? nitrile specialty rubbers and Pliolite? HSR high-styrene butadiene rubber masterbatches in the strategic domestic market and is serving a growing list of international customers from other emerging economies in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Eliokem's Technology Centre at Valia is a platform for excellence for the development of new polymers to respond to customers' increasing demands and to comply with more stringent environmental requirements. Additional investments in the Technology Centre will enable us to drive further the optimisation of manufacturing processes," added Faussadier.

OMNOVA Solutions, a US$1.1 billion company, is an innovator of emulsion polymers in dry powder and latex forms, speciality chemicals and also decorative and functional surfaces for a variety of commercial, industrial and residential end uses. The company is headquartered in Fairlawn, Ohio, USA, and serves a global marketplace from 9 production facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S. (www.omnova.com & www.eliokem.com)