Trade secrets that may have been leaked at a plant in Orange are at the center of litigation between two global chemical companies. INVISTA SARL has filed a petition for an injunction, asserting the French-based Rhodia S.A. plans to use INVISTA SARL's proprietary information to build a chemical plant in China. The petition was filed with the Orange County District Court on Oct. 9. INVISTA SARL, part of Koch Industries Inc., owns and operates chemical manufacturing facilities in Orange and Victoria and maintains an engineering office in Houston, employing more than 1,000 people in the state of Texas.

