SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS

PEEK portfolio makes significant strides / High-performance material for medical devices passes rigorous Chinese biocompatibility testing

INOVYN

Joint venture partners Ineos and Solvay sign binding agreement for latter's early exit

SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS

ResMart distributes “KetaSpire” PEEK in North America / New plant to start mid-year to meet rising demand

INOVYN

Solvay to exit vinyls jv early / Ineos to take full control / Ratcliffe “comfortable” with deal

SOLVAY

Jorge Oliveira takes over responsibility for group operations in Spain and Portugal

MEDICAL DEVICES

Solvay study suggests single-use and reusable surgical instruments have similar carbon footprints

SOLVAY

Sales and operating profit increase in 2015 / Advanced Materials and Functional Polymers businesses contribute to growth

SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS

Medical-grade PESU introduced / Transparency and stiffness at high temperatures

PLASTICS AND HEALTH

EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft

CELANESE

Portfolio expansion to include compounded PA / Move follows entry into PEEK market

SOLVAY

Composites distribution contract awarded to Bang & Bonsomer / Expanded coverage in Baltic states and Finland

SOLVAY

Newspaper says Belgian group plans to exit PA business / Goldman Sachs reportedly tasked with finding a buyer

BRENNTAG

German compounder Leis Polytechnik acquired / Portfolio now includes high-performance plastics

INEOS

21 new shale gas licenses acquired in the UK / Now country's “leading shale gas company”

SOLVAY

Purchase of Cytec Industries completed / Foothold in aerospace and automotive composite markets / Integration by year-end

SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS

3D-printed fuel intake fabricated in PEEK for “Polimotor 2” plastic engine development / Overall weight reduction of 40%

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

RTP

License to produce Solvay's “Torlon” PAI compounds / Materials used to produce high-performance parts

SOLVAY

Pre-coloured PPSU resins added to “Radel” range / Series developed for aircraft interiors

CELANESE

Entry into PEEK compounding market / Base polymer from Solvay? / Acetic acid and VAM output to be widened at Clear Lake site

SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS

Chase Plastic distributing “Amodel” PPA range in the US

PLASTICS RESEARCH

New polymer R&D centre opens in Lyon / Collaboration involving all key French producers

SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS

Five glass fibre-reinforced grades added to “Amodel” PPA range

CHINA

People's Republic extends punitive duties on PVC, PA 6.6 resin and adipic acid

SOLVAY

Operating profit increases by 14% in Q3 2015 / Strong pricing helps push up earnings / Advanced Materials business leads gains / Russian chlorovinyls JV contributes to improved Functional Polymers result