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Strategic Positions of <strong>Solvay</strong><br />

Chemicals<br />

Sales: EUR 3.0 billion – REBIT: EUR 345 million<br />

8 395 employees<br />

4 clusters<br />

Minerals<br />

• Soda ash and derivatives (bicarbonate);<br />

• Advanced Functional Minerals<br />

(precipitated calcium carbonate).<br />

Electrochemistry, fluorinated products<br />

• Electrochemicals and derivatives<br />

(caustic soda, epichlorohydrin);<br />

• Fluorinated products.<br />

Oxygen<br />

• Hydrogen peroxide;<br />

• Detergents (persalts).<br />

Organic (Molecular Solutions)<br />

Strategic priorities<br />

• Intensifying our geographic expansion;<br />

• Pursuing technological innovation;<br />

• Growth in specialties (mainly bicarbonate<br />

and fluorinated and organic specialties);<br />

• Competitiveness.<br />

Technological Innovation Platforms<br />

Plastics<br />

Sales: EUR 4.0 billion – REBIT: EUR 441 million<br />

8 977 employees<br />

2 clusters<br />

Specialties<br />

• Specialty Polymers (high and ultra-high performance<br />

polymers like fluorinated polymers, elastomers and<br />

fluids, barrier materials, polyarylamides, polysulfones,<br />

high performance polyamides, liquid crystal polymers);<br />

• Inergy Automotive Systems (50/50 joint venture with<br />

Plastic Omnium).<br />

Vinyls<br />

• Vinyls (integrated electrolysis chain, VCM (monomer),<br />

PVC (polymer) and PVC compounds);<br />

• Pipelife (50/50 joint venture with Wienerberger).<br />

Strategic priorities<br />

• Globalization;<br />

• R&D and technological innovation;<br />

• Product leadership;<br />

• Competitiveness.<br />

Asia<br />

• Thailand: expansion under way<br />

in vinyls, new investments<br />

(epichlorohydrin (Epicerol ® ), Inergy,<br />

hydrogen peroxide)<br />

• India: Specialty Polymers, Pharma, Inergy<br />

• China: ultra-pure H 2<br />

O 2<br />

, Specialty<br />

Polymers, Pharma, Inergy<br />

• South Korea: Fluor<br />

Our Positions<br />

9<br />

Russia/CIS<br />

• Pharma: major sales growth over<br />

past 5 years<br />

• Major industrial project in vinyls<br />

(RusVinyl)<br />

• JV in vinyl compounds<br />

• Pipelife & Inergy<br />

<strong>Solvay</strong> Global Annuaal Report 2007

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