Belgian drugs, chemicals and plastics maker Solvay said on Sunday it had decided to build a new hydrogen fluoride installation for a Chinese joint  venture.

Solvay said it had come to the decision with its partner Sinochem Lantian to build the installation for the venture Lansol Fluorchem. Commercial electronic grade hydrogen fluoride of the new installation will be available by the end of this year, Solvay said in a statement.

The product is used in the electronics industry, particularly for the production of photovoltaic cells.