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Solvay Bids €3.4 Billion for France's Rhodia

04.04.2011 - Belgian chemicals and plastics maker Solvay said on Monday it will buy French chemicals company Rhodia, valuing the firm at €3.4 billion and ending a year-long hunt for a takeover...

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Solvay Acquires Bulgarian Fluorspar Mine

23.02.2011 - Solvay is securing the development of its fluorinated products by acquiring a bulgarian fluorspar mine. Solvay says the mine has currently 107 employees working in the mining and...

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Solvay's Danisco Bid Unsuccessful

13.01.2011 - Belgian chemicals group Solvay made a bid for Danish food ingredients and enzymes group Danisco but lost in the auction to DuPont, Denmark's Borsen newspaper reported on Wednesday...

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Benelux Chemical Companies Outline Growth, Cost Savings Plans

29.09.2010 - Benelux chemicals companies Akzo Nobel, DSM and Solvay have renewed their focus on emerging markets, setting new targets to offset expected slower growth in mature markets...

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Solvay Invests in Minority Stake in Polyera

07.09.2010 - Solvay announces today that it is investing $4 million in a minority stake in Polyera, a leading materials developer for the printed electronics market, based in Skokie, Illinois...

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Solvay Invests in Hydrogen Fluoride for China Joint Venture

06.09.2010 - 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...

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Solvay: Chemicals and Plastics Activities for Q2 2010 Significantly Higher

04.08.2010 - Group sales for the first half of 2010 amounted to €3,761 million. They were up by 25% compared to the first half of 2009, not including the pharmaceuticals activities; compared to...

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Solvay Q2 Operating Profit Jumps; Upbeat On Plastics

29.07.2010 - Belgium's Solvay, seeking acquisitions, rode rising plastics volumes to a 143% jump in quarterly operating profit from its plastics and chemicals units and said it expected...