Memo from Rich Thomas to William P. Clements regarding Meeting with Rhone-Poulenc. Rhone-Poulenc is the third largest chemical company in the world and is located near Paris, France. Thomas provides background information on site selection for a new chemical complex in the U.S. Rhone-Poulenc will chose either Institute, West Virginia or Freeport, Texas. Four-hundred and fifty jobs are expected to be generated from this project.