SOLVAY INTENDS TO SELL AUTOMOTIVE AIR SYSTEMS AND TECHNICAL PARTS ACTIVITIES TO MANN+HUMMEL

22-Oct-2001 - Solvay, Brussels, and the Mann+Hummel Group, Ludwigsburg, signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming at the sale of Solvay's automotive Air Induction Systems and Technical Parts activities to Mann+Hummel. The confirmation of this preliminary agreement is subject to the approval of the relevant ...

SOLVAY and LPW finalize their agreement to buy business activities from each other

21-Sep-2001 - SOLVAY (Brussels, Belgium) and LPW (Langbein-Pfanhauser Werke AG, Düsseldorf, Germany) have successfully concluded the transaction first announced last June ( See press release of June 18, 2001). After respective due diligence, workers consultation procedures and Board approvals, the final ...

Solvay expands its successful peptide activities through the incorporation of Peptisyntha, Inc. in the US

07-Sep-2001 - Solvay announces the creation of Peptisyntha, Inc. in Torrance, California on August 1, 2001 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Solvay America, Inc. The new company will include R&D facilities and GMP-compliant ("Good Manufacturing Practices") manufacturing capabilities. Solvay anticipates that it ...

Solvay Signs Agreement with Kobe Steel Aiming At Introducing Vinyloop® in Japan

Solvay's innovative PVC recycling process takes first step in Asia

31-Aug-2001 - Solvay and Kobe Steel have just signed a cooperation agreement with a view to introduce and market Solvay's Vinyloop®PVC recycling process in Japan. The agreement includes carrying out feasibility and market studies to promote the application of the innovative process in Japan. The studies are ...

FUNDAMENTAL STRATEGIC CHANGE FOR SOLVAY: SIGNATURE OF FINAL CONTRACTS WITH BP

07-Aug-2001 - Solvay has signed a binding agreement with BP, which represents a leap forward in its ongoing strategic repositioning towards fast growth and high added value in specialty products. Following the Memorandum of Understanding of December 2000, the final agreement now states the financial terms ...

Solvay increases its production capacity of sodium bicarbonate

31-May-2001 - Solvay has decided to build a new sodium bicarbonate production line on the site of its Soda Ash plant at Torrelavega, Spain. With this new line, having a production capacity of 80 kt/year, the Group's annual production of sodium bicarbonate will amount to 450 kt/year. For this product, Solvay ...

SOLVAY ENTERS RUSSIAN PVC COMPOUNDS MARKET

09-Apr-2001 - Solvay has just signed an agreement with private Russian company Vladimir Chemical Plant (VCP) to create a PVC compounds joint venture in Russia, to be called Solmir. The creation of this company, which is scheduled to be operational at the beginning of 2002, will make Solvay the first Western ...

Solvay and K+S intend to combine their salt businesses

23-Oct-2000 - Solvay SA, Brussels and K+S Aktiengesellschaft, Kassel, intend to join forces on the European salt market. The partners have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming at creating a joint venture that will bring together their salt production sold to ...