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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