Financial Statements - Solvay
Financial Statements - Solvay
Financial Statements - Solvay
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Chemicals<br />
Sales: EUR 3.1 billion – REBIT: EUR 238 million<br />
8 966 employees<br />
4 clusters<br />
Minerals<br />
• Soda ash and specialties (bicarbonate);<br />
• Advanced Functional Minerals.<br />
Electrochemistry, fl uorinated products<br />
• Electrochemistry and derivatives<br />
(caustic soda, epichlorohydrin);<br />
• Fluorinated products.<br />
Oxygen<br />
• Hydrogen peroxide;<br />
• Persalts.<br />
Organic (Molecular Solutions)<br />
Strategic priorities<br />
• Intensifying our geographic expansion;<br />
• Pursuing technological innovation;<br />
• Growth in specialties (mainly bicarbonate and<br />
fl uorinated and organic specialities);<br />
• Competitiveness.<br />
Technological Innovation Platforms<br />
Russia/CIS<br />
• Major industrial project in vinyls<br />
(RusVinyl)<br />
• Inergy to start up in Russia soon<br />
Rest of world<br />
• Acquisition of Alexandria Sodium<br />
Carbonate Company in Egypt<br />
Plastics<br />
Sales: EUR 3.7 billion – REBIT: EUR 264 million<br />
8 816 employees<br />
2 clusters<br />
Specialties<br />
• Specialty Polymers (high and ultra-high performance<br />
polymers like fl uorinated Polymers, elastomers and fl uids,<br />
barrier materials, polyarylamides, polysulfones,<br />
high performance polyamides, liquid crystal polymers);<br />
• Inergy Automotive Systems (50/50 joint venture<br />
with 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 />
• Permanently reinforcing the robustness of our businesses;<br />
• Focusing on:<br />
– society’s fundamental, long-term needs;<br />
– specifi c attractive growth regions;<br />
• Accelerating growth by taking advantage of opportunities<br />
linked to materials sciences;<br />
• Keeping innovation and R&D as absolute priorities.<br />
Asia<br />
• Thailand: vinyls capacity extension<br />
and investments in Chemistry<br />
(epichlorohydrin (EPICEROL ® ),<br />
hydrogen peroxide (HPPO))<br />
• India: start-up of PEEK unit<br />
(Specialty Polymers)<br />
• China: start-up of Specialty Polymers<br />
plant (POLYMIST ® ) and Inergy plant<br />
• South Korea: production<br />
unit under construction for F1EC<br />
(fl uorinated specialty)<br />
Strategic Positions of <strong>Solvay</strong><br />
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<strong>Solvay</strong> Global Annual Report 2008<br />
Strategic<br />
Positions of <strong>Solvay</strong>