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Solvay Joint Venture Invests in Production Unit in Chile

Peróxidos do Brasil, a joint venture between Solvay and Produtos Químicos Makay (PQM), announces a new strategic investment in its production unit in Chile.

Solvay Expands Rare Earths Production in Europe

Solvay has officially inaugurated its rare earths production line for permanent magnets at the La Rochelle facility, marking a significant milestone in the Group’s commitment to meeting Europe’s strategic goals.

Solvay Completes Major GHG Emissions-Reduction Project in the US

Solvay has inaugurated its regenerative thermal oxidation (RTO) process at its US plant at Green River, Wyoming. The innovative emissions control technology, which Solvay claims is the first of its kind in the trona mining industry, is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the plant by up to 20% annually and achieve a 4% reduction in emissions at group level by 2025.

Solvay Opens New Blowing Agent Production Facility in Italy

Belgian chemical major Solvay has opened a new facility in Rosignano, Italy, for the production of Alve-One, a chemical blowing agent for the thermoplastic foaming industry.

Solvay Completes Coal Phase-out at Wyoming Soda Ash Plant

Brussels, Belgium-headquartered chemical company Solvay has completed the coal phase-out initiative at its US site in Green River, Wyoming.

Solvay and Huatai Expand Hydrogen Peroxide Capacity in China

In a move to meet the rising demand from the photovoltaic industry, Solvay is expanding the is hydrogen peroxide capacity of its Shandong Huatai Interox Chemical site in China, a joint venture (JV) with Huatai Chemical.

Solvay Names the Executive Leadership Team for New Entity Syensqo

Solvay announced the future executive leadership team, effective upon completion of the planned separation of Solvay into two companies – Solvay and Syensqo – which is expected to be completed in December.

Solvay and Shengjian Expand Their Strategic Partnership

Belgian chemical major Solvay and China-headquartered Shanghai Shengjian Environment Technology, a company specializing on semiconductor process waste gas treatment, signed a strategic partnership framework agreement to strengthen their business relations and expand into new markets.

Solvay Expands China Research and Innovation Center in Shanghai

With the inauguration of a new research building in the Shanghai Technology Park, Solvay has completed the expansion of its China Research & Innovation Center (R&I). The company said that it has invested more than 4 billion RMB (approximately €500 million) in its Chinese R&I hub since 2005.

Solvay in $393 Million PFAS Deal with New Jersey

Belgian chemical major Solvay has reached a $393 million deal with the US state of New Jersey to remedy contamination from poly- and per-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) – also known as “forever chemicals – caused by its subsidiary Solvay Specialty Polymers.

Solvay Details Business Split

Belgian chemical company Solvay is splitting up into two separate entities.

Solvay and Sapio Partner on Peroxide

Solvay is partnering with Italian gases group Sapio to develop green hydrogen peroxide at its site in Rosignano, Italy. A 756 t/y green hydrogen plant will be built by mid-2026, cutting CO2 emissions for peroxides-related operations at the site by 15%.

Solvay Supplies Hydrogen Peroxide Process for China Plant

Solvay has signed an agreement with Chinese company Guangxi Chlor-Alkali Chemical (GHCAC) to supply a technology license for its hydrogen peroxide technology.

Solvay to Collaborate with Ginkgo Bioworks

Solvay has agreed a strategic collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks, which the Belgian chemical giant said is aimed at “building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity.” Financial details were not disclosed.

Solvay Agrees RusVinyl Sale

Solvay has now finalized terms to sell its half share in Russian PVC producer RusVinyl to its joint venture partner Sibur.

Solvay Agrees Energy Deal to Cut Emissions at US Plants

Solvay has agreed with EnergyRe to buy all renewable energy certificates generated by the latter’s Lone Star Solar project in Calhoun County, South Carolina, USA.

Solvay Joins Genesis Consortium to Boost Biotech

Solvay’s venture capital fund has joined the Genesis Consortium, a global alliance of venture capital firms and corporations that support startups leveraging biotechnology to promote both human and planetary health.

Solvay Discussing RusVinyl Sale

Solvay has announced it is in “advanced” talks to sell its 50% share of Russian PVC joint venture RusVinyl to partner Sibur. Russian government authorities have given their preliminary clearance for the transaction, which remains subject to several other regulatory approvals.

Solvay Launches Bio-silica, Plans Capacity in Italy, USA

Solvay is investing an undisclosed sum at its site in Livorno, Italy, to launch its first circular highly dispersible silica (HDS), which is made with bio-based sodium silicate derived from rice husk ash.

Solvay to Revive US Soda Ash Upgrade Project

Solvay said it plans to resume construction on its 600,000 t/y soda ash capacity expansion at its Green River, Wyoming, US plant, with production now expected to start at the end of 2024. The project was put on hold in September 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic

Solvay and Orbia Create PVDF for Batteries JV

The battery market is becoming increasingly important to the global chemical industry, with companies frequently linking up to supply key materials.

Solvay Reuses Rosignano Limestone Residues

Solvay is collaborating with two companies to collect and reuse the limestone residues from its soda ash production in Rosignano, Italy. The move will enable the residues to be reused in construction and agriculture.

Solvay Collaborates with Australia’s Hastings on Rare Earths

Solvay has signed a non-binding offtake agreement with Australia’s Hastings Technology Metals for the supply of mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC). Under the deal, Hastings will initially supply 2,500 t/y of MREC from its Yangibana rare earth project in Western Australia to Solvay’s plant in La Rochelle, France.

Solvay Opens Microbiology Lab for Energy in UK

Solvay has opened a new advanced microlab for the energy sector at Oldbury in the UK.

Iberdrola Solar Facility to Power Solvay’s Plants

Solvay is linking up with Spanish energy supplier Iberdrola in a project that will provide green electricity for its plants in Tavaux and Saint Fons, France.

Solvay Expands French Rare Earths Site

Solvay has announced plans to expand its rare earths operations in La Rochelle, France, in order to enter the permanent magnets sector in Europe and serve customers in the fast-growing electric vehicle, wind power and electronics markets.

Solvay Invests in Sustainable Soda Ash Process

Solvay is launching a pilot project at its site in Dombasle, France, to validate a more sustainable process for producing soda ash.

Solvay Plans US Electronic-grade Hydrogen Peroxide Plant

Solvay has announced plans to build a new plant in Casa Grande, Arizona, USA, for producing electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide. The investment in its seventh such unit has been prompted by growing demand from the US semiconductor industry.

Solvay Progressing Fluorosurfactant Phase-out

Solvay is completely phasing out the use of fluorosurfactants across its global production platforms up to 2026. In its latest step, the Belgian chemical giant said it will be able to produce nearly 100% of its fluoropolymers without fluorosurfactants at its Spinetta Marengo, Italy, site by that date.

Solvay Launches Renewables Platform

Brussels-based chemical major Solvay is launching a fourth new business platform called Renewable Materials and Biotechnology, dedicated to developing innovative and sustainable solutions for a range of markets and using renewable feedstocks and biotechnology.

Solvay Settles Patent Dispute with China’s HySci

Solvay has reached full and final financial settlement with China’s HySci (Tianjin) Specialty Materials over a patent infringement suit for rare earth oxides.

Solvay to Split into two Separate Companies

Belgian chemical producer Solvay is exploring options to split into two publicly listed companies, for planning purposes to be called EssentialCo and SpecialtyCo. If all goes as expected, the spinoffs will take effect in the second half of 2023.

Solvay expands US-based Sulfone Polymers Output

Belgian chemicals and plastics giant Solvay is expanding its US portfolio of sulfone products to meet growing demand from what it says is a growing global base for polymer solutions for various in critical life science applications.

Solvay Lifts European PVDF Capacity for EV Batteries

Reacting to the comet-like rise in demand for lithium oxide batteries used as separators and cathode binders in electric and hybrid vehicles, Solvay is expanding production of its Solef-branded polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) at its site in Tavaux, France.

Solvay in Taiwan Hydrogen Peroxide Venture

Solvay and Taiwan’s Shinkong Synthetic Fibers have agreed to create a joint venture for the development, production and marketing of electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide. The companies aim to close the transaction in the second half of 2021, pending regulatory approvals in Taiwan and other countries.

Solvay Wins Environmental Case Against Edison

Solvay has announced that the International Chamber of Commerce’s arbitration tribunal has found Edison liable for breaching environmental representations and warranties in the sale of the Spinetta Marengo and Bussi sul Tirino sites in Italy to the Belgian group in 2001.

Solvay Appoints Pascal Chalvon Demersay as Chief Sustainability and Government Affairs Officer

Solvay has appointed Pascal Chalvon Demersay to chief sustainability and government affairs officer, effective July 1, 2021, integrating the new responsibilities to his current role as chief sustainability officer.

Solvay Appoints Carmelo Lo Faro as President of Materials Segment

Solvay has appointed Carmelo Lo Faro, previously president of the company’s composite materials business unit, as president of the materials segment, effective immediately.

Solvay Invests in UK Biotech Startup

Belgian chemical company Solvay is investing an undisclosed sum in Invizius, a UK biotech start-up that is developing a proprietary anti-inflammatory solution for hemodialysis. The spin-out of Edinburgh University will use the funds to complete a First-in-Man safety study of its H-Guard Priming anti-inflammatory product, which is designed to address the side effects of dialysis and other extra-corporeal treatments.

Solvay to Build Solar Power Plant in China

As a step toward meeting the targets of its One Planet roadmap and at the same time contribute to China’s carbon neutrality goals, Solvay has reached agreement with Engie China to build its first solar power plant at its Zhenjiang site. The facility due to start up in April 2022 will have solar power capacity of 891 kw and is expected to cut emissions by 550 t of CO2 equivalent annually.

Solvay Wins German Patent Ruling against Neo

Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has this time ruled in Solvay’s favor on a patent invalidation case brought by Neo Chemicals & Oxides Europe in a dispute that has raged for several years. The ruling reverses a decision made in January 2019 that revoked the German designation of a key Solvay patent on a cerium oxide-based product that is used to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in diesel engines.

Solvay Sells Surfactants to OpenGate Capital

Solvay’s transformation to a specialties company has taken another step forward with an agreement to sell its European and North American amphoteric surfactant business to US private equity firm OpenGate Capital.

Solvay Adapts European Peroxides Footprint

Solvay has announced it will reshuffle its hydrogen peroxide manufacturing network in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to meet a shift in demand, which has been accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Oqema Sets up new Distribution Partnership with Solvay

Global chemical company Solvay and specialty chemicals distributor Oqema have entered into a distribution partnership for phenol and phenol derivatives. The partnership covers Solvay’s products hydroquinone, methylhydroquinone, TBC and PTZ for the monomers market, alongside other phenol derivatives for the agrochemicals and pharma markets.

Solvay to Close UK, US Composite Plants

BASF and Solvay Complete PA Deal

Solvay Names Diversey’s Kadri as New CEO

Solvay Commissions Largest PEM Fuel Cell

Solvay Joins Sadara to Build Hydrogen Peroxide Plant in Jubail

Solvay to Build Specialty Polymers Production Plant in China

Solar Plane Makes Maiden International Flight

How Solvay Will Look After Taking Over Rhodia

Solvay Sees Higher 2011 Profit As Q1 Tops Forecast

Solvay's Danisco Bid Unsuccessful

Solvay: Chemicals and Plastics Activities for Q2 2010 Significantly Higher