Solvay, world leader in chemistry.

World player with a sustainable and
profitable growth strategy
North America
17% 25 3 400
EuropE
43% 40 16 200
As first main partner of the ‘zero fuel’ solar aircraft,
Solvay is supporting this technological challenge with
funding, engineering know-how and chemistry expertise.
11 Solvay products, 15 applications and more than
6 000 separate parts optimize the aircraft’s energy
system and ultra-light structure.
Latin America
14% 10 3 800
Asia-Pacific / Rest of the world
26%
35 5 700
1700
employees in R&D
12 major research
centers across
the world
322
new patents
registered in 2011
The figures in this leaflet are pro forma.
2003
Announcement
of the project,
feasibility study
(EPFL)
2005-2008
Concept, design
and construction
2010
26-hour flight
(first night
flight)
2014
Round-the-world
flight in stages
EUR 218
million investment
in Research &
Development
Present in
55 countries
and on 110
production sites
40%
of sales from
high-growth
countries
2004
Technology
partnership
with Solvay
2009
First “flea hop”
flight
2011
European flights
(Brussels and
Paris Le Bourget)
© Solar Impulse / Jean Revillard