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.

Solvay SA

Country	Belgium
Founded	1863
Industry	Chemicals and Allied Products
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	SOL
Exchange	Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Fiscal Year	January - December
Reporting Currency	EUR
SIC Code	2800

Key Executives

Name	Position
Philippe Kehren	Chief Executive Officer
Alexandre Blum	Chief Financial Officer
Lanny Duvall	Chief Operating Officer