Solvay Company Description
Solvay SA provides basic and performance chemicals worldwide.
The company engages in the production of sodium carbonate or soda ash that is used in glass for building, solar panels, glass containers, packaging, lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, and for detergents and chemicals; and sodium bicarbonate that serves food and animal feed, flue gas treatment, and healthcare.
It also offers hydrogen peroxide that is used for bleaching, decontamination, disinfection, and antiseptic purposes in industries, including pulp and paper, textile, water, and food, as well as well as in semiconductors, photovoltaic, urban mining, and battery sectors; and serves as an intermediate to produce chemicals, such as propylene oxide and caprolactam.
In addition, the company provides precipitated silica, an essential component in applications in the tire, home and personal care, feed, and food industries; and solvents and polyamide chain products used in paintings, hygiene, and home care applications, as well as to produce phenol and derivatives which is used as intermediates to produce synthetic resins employed in foundries, construction, and abrasives.
Further, it offers fluorine and rare-earth formulations for automotive, electronics, and various niche chemical and industrial applications.
The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Country | Belgium |
Founded | 1863 |
Industry | Chemicals |
Sector | Materials |
Employees | 8,905 |
CEO | Philippe Kehren |
Contact Details
Address: Rue de Ransbeek, 310 Brussels, 1120 Belgium | |
Phone | 32 2 264 21 11 |
Website | solvay.com |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | SOLB |
Exchange | Euronext Brussels |
Fiscal Year | January - December |
Reporting Currency | EUR |
ISIN Number | BE0003470755 |
SIC Code | 2800 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
---|---|
Philippe Kehren | Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of Executive Committee and Director |
Alexandre Blum | Chief Financial and Strategy Officer and Member of Executive Committee |
Lanny Duvall | Chief Operating Officer and Member of Executive Committee |
Dr. Mark Van Bijsterveld | Chief People Officer and Member of Executive Committee |
Lisa Jane Brown | General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Member of Executive Committee |
An Nuyttens | President of Aroma Performance and Silica Businesses |
Vincent Kamel | President of Performance Polyamides |
J. Michael Radossich | President of Novecare Business |
Carlos Silveira | President of Peroxides GBU |
Etienne Galan | President of GBU Soda Ash and Derivatives |