SOLVAY

Changes to executive committee / Departure of polyamide manager Pascal Juéry

SOLVAY

Flat core profit in 2018 / Sales increase 1.3% / Modest EBITDA growth expected in 2019

SOLVAY

Ilham Kadri to become CEO in 2019

SOLVAY

Around 600 jobs to be made redundant worldwide / R&D reorganisation and expansion in Europe

SOLVAY

Exchange rate effects dampen Q3 earnings / Advanced materials segment boosted by speciality polymers growth

SOLVAY

Strong growth in first half year / EBITDA outlook raised for 2017

SOLVAY

Plastics divisions provide growing margins / Future of polyamide business uncertain

SOLVAY

EBITDA up 7.5% in 2016 / Lower input costs and higher selling prices / Advanced Materials shine

INOVYN

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

SOLVAY

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

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

SOLVAY

Agreement to acquire US composite maker Cytec / Boosts presence in aerospace sector / H1 2015 profits rise on favourable forex and pricing

INOVYN

Chlorovinyls joint venture finally receives EC approval / Business starts up on 1 July / BASF sells 25% stake in SolVin to partner Solvay

SOLVAY

Foreign exchange rates lift operating profit in Q1 / Speciality Polymers business records strong growth / Functional Polymers operating profit down

SOLVAY

Double-digit earnings growth for Q4 and FY 2014 / Strong performance for specialty polymers led by electronics and automotive sectors / Functional polymers sales down but profits up on optimisation measures

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Europe struggles to remain competitive amid US shale gas onslaught / Industry organisations call on EU to help / Oxford study analyses chances and risks

SOLVAY

Earnings up 10% in Q3 / CEO upholds “high single-digit earnings forecast for full year / Brazilian competition authorities reject sale of Indupa to Braskem

ASSOCIATIONS

Solvay CEO Clamadieu elected president of Cefic

SOLVAY

Earnings rise in Q2 2014 on strong volumes and restructuring / Functional Polymers sales impacted by weak pricing / Softness in non-consolidated vinyls assets to go to Inovyn

INEOS / SOLVAY

European chlorvinyls activities to merge under new Inovyn 50:50 jv / Operations expected to commence in Q4 / Solvay to exit after three years

SOLVAY

New R&I centre opened in South Korea / Focus on automotive electronics

SOLVAY

Corporate excellence initiative delivers boost to profits / Record results for Advanced materials on strong demand growth / Functional polymers sales declined

INVISTA / SOLVAY

PA 6.6 jv Butachimie to be retroffited with new ADN technology / Resolution of ownership dispute

SOLVAY

Phasing out of carbon trading and US acquisition hit 2013 operating profit / Advanced materials segment sees growth / Decline in functional polymers

SOLVAY

Adjusted earnings fall 13% / Vinyls as assets for sale / PA turnaround expected