SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS

Production of PEEK and PAEK starts in China / Expansion of distribution network

SOLVAY

Price adjustment upwards for adipic acid in EMEA / French site Chalampé to undergo revamp

SOLVAY

Temporary stoppage at Belle-Etoile site / One production line placed on hiatus

SOLVAY

Q1 earnings decline 12% but Company still expects growth for full year / Trading conditions remain weak for vinyls and polyamide

INEOS

PVC joint venture with Solvay / Combined projected sales of EUR 4.3 bn / Potential to be in the global top three

SOLVAY

Construction on bio-based PA 6.10 unit in France

KEM ONE

Arkema to take EUR 125m charge for former PVC business / Six-month search for new owner

SOLVAY

Price increase for PA 6.6

SOLVAY

Strong plastics growth boosts Q4 earnings / Challenging conditions in Europe and Latin America / Planned sale of Latin American vinyls business

SOLVAY

Introducing new organisational structure / Five new operating segments to reflect key business drivers

SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS

“Solviva” high-performance biomaterials now available for Chinese healthcare industry / Part of global rollout

SOLVAY

Agreement with Fibroline to produce PVC composites

YEAR IN REVIEW

Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks

ARGENTINA

Petrochemicals capacity to remain flat to 2016, GlobalData reports / Dow upgrades Bahia Blanca PE operations

SOLVAY

Launch of PA 6 polymer for laser sintering / Parts used in solar aircraft

A. SCHULMAN

Distribution partnership for the EMEA region with Solvay Specialty Polymers / Expanded cooperation

SOLVAY

High temperature PPA resins launched for automotive applications / Designed to meet engine downsizing requirements

AMER INTERNATIONAL

Construction of polyimide project in north east China kicks off / Local competition for DuPont, Sabic and Solvay

SOLVAY

Q3 operating profits rise by 4% / Strong results for specialty polymers / Weak polyamide and vinyls demand

SOLVAY

PVDF capacity expansion in France is commissioned

SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS

High performance polyester compound launched for LED TV applications

SOLVAY

Raising PEEK output in India

A. SCHULMAN

Introducing new “Schulatec” PEEK range / Collaboration with Solvay Advanced Polymers

SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA

Addition to range of PEEK medical resins / FDA approval for implants made in radio visible material

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Rhodia lifts FM for PA 6.6 in Brazil