Keyword: Solvay

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BASF Buys Solvay’s Polyamide Business for €1.6 billion

20.09.2017 - BASF is to acquire Solvay’s global integrated polyamide (PA) business for €1.6 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The acquisition strengthens the German chemicals giant’s...

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Solvay to Launch PEKK Production in US

18.09.2017 - Solvay has announced it will begin producing high-performance polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) polymers early next year in order to meet growing demand from the aerospace industry. The...

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Solvay Quits Brazilian PVC Business

21.07.2017 - Solvay has agreed to sell its 50% stake in Brazilian PVC compounder Dacarto Benvic to its joint venture partners for an undisclosed sum. The partner companies are Dupre...

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Celanese and Blackstone Agree Acetate Tow Merger

20.06.2017 - US chemical company Celanese and private equity group Blackstone are to combine their global acetate tow businesses. Celanese will own 70% of the joint venture, with Blackstone...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemspec Europe 2017 in Munich bigger than ever

24.05.2017 - Chemspec Europe 2017 is just around the corner: The 32nd edition of the International Exhibition for Fine and Speciality Chemicals takes place from 31 May – 1 June 2017 at the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemspec Europe 2017 Show Preview now available

12.05.2017 - Chemspec Europe 2017 is the International Exhibition for Fine and Speciality Chemicals. From 31 May – 1 June 2017, about 390 exhibitors from 29 countries will meet at the Munich...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemspec Europe 2017: Register now for the International Exhibition for Fine and Speciality Chemicals

12.04.2017 - Less than two months to go until the international experts of the fine and speciality chemicals industry meet in Munich. From 31 May – 1 June 2017, about 350 exhibitors from 24...

Strategy & Management

Solvay’s Journey into the Future

10.04.2017 - Solvay Business Services (SBS) was officially founded in 2013 and I have managed its service organization since then. Its task and goal: to support Solvay’s growth and to support...