[[Rhône-Poulenc]] was a French chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in [[1928-01-01 - 1928-12-31|1928]]. In [[Timeline/History/1999-01-01 - 1999-12-31|1999]], it merged with [[Hoechst]] AG to form [[Aventis]]. As of 2015, the pharmaceutical operations of Rhône-Poulenc are part of Sanofi and the chemicals divisions are part of Solvay group and Bayer Crop Science.