Solvay SA (SOLB)

Overview

Solvay SA is a global leader in advanced materials and specialty chemicals, with operations extending across the world. Founded in 1863 and headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the company has meticulously divided its operations into four core segments: Materials, Chemicals, Solutions, and Corporate & Business Services. Each segment is dedicated to providing innovative solutions and products to a wide array of industries, including electronics, automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and more. Solvay is committed to advancing sustainability and innovation, leveraging its extensive history and expertise in the chemical industry to meet the complex needs of its customers.

Products and Services

• Materials Segment:

  This segment focuses on specialty polymers such as aromatic polymers, high barrier polymers, and fluoropolymers designed for critical applications in the electronics, automotive, aerospace, and healthcare industries. It also includes composite materials specifically aimed at the aerospace engineered materials market, showcasing Solvay's commitment to high-performance and durable materials.

• Chemicals Segment:

  Here, Solvay provides a broad range of essential chemicals such as soda ash and sodium bicarbonate, which find their main applications in the glass, detergents, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Hydrogen peroxide is another key product, primarily used in the paper industry for pulp bleaching. The segment also focuses on dispersible silica for tire manufacturing, solvent solutions, phenols and derivatives, and polyamide derivatives, highlighting Solvay's wide-reaching impact across various industrial sectors.

• Solutions Segment:

  This segment delivers specialty chemicals tailored for agrochemical, home and personal care, coatings, and the broader industrial market. It encompasses technology solutions such as specialty mining reagents, phosphine-based chemistry, and polymer stabilization solutions. Moreover, it provides fluorine and rare-earth formulations for multiple applications, vanillin for the food industry, and value-added intermediates for monomers and polymers, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and electronics. Special mention is made of products for the upstream oilfield chemicals sector and sodium hypophosphite for metal plating, illustrating the segment’s versatile and comprehensive nature.

• Corporate & Business Services Segment:

  This area supports the entire Solvay organization with energy and various business services, underlining the company's commitment to not just external markets but to reinforcing its own operational excellence and sustainability practices.