We have entered into a binding agreement for the sale of our Polyamides business, a crucial step in transforming Solvay into an advanced materials and specialty chemicals company.
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Polyamides business divestiture
True to our tradition of social protection, we have unveiled a bold initiative: a minimum level of company social benefits extending to all our employees, wherever they are in the world.
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Launch of Solvay Cares
Our new SolvaLite™ composites harden much faster than traditional composites and are up to 40% lighter than metal, allowing lighter and more fuel-efficient vehicles.
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New SolvaLite™ composites
The 3rd Solvay Prize was awarded to Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, for his outstanding research in molecular architecture: gas-capturing cages that could help fight climate change.
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2017 Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize
We joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation as a Global Partner, raising the Group's opportunity to significantly contribute to accelerating the transition towards a circular economy.
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Partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
We have inaugurated a Solef® PVDF plant in China to meet booming demand for this thermoplastic polymer, a favored material for the lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.
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A new Solef® PVDF site in China
Solvay has entered into medical devices, building on its world-leading portfolio of high-performance polymers with Solvay Dental 360™, a new dental care business line.
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Solvay Dental 360™
This family of products allows a better absorption of fertilizers by plants and thus reduces their use, increasing crop yields.
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AgRho® N-Protect eco-friendly formulations
We have brought the breakthrough myH2O2 concept to market: small, safe and robust satellite hydrogen peroxide production units intended for installation at customer sites.
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My H2O2 comes to market
We have acquired a battery-related technology which strengthens our capabilities in the development of high-voltage solutions for Li-ion batteries.
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Acquisition of Energain™
