SOLVAY Foreign exchange rates lift operating profit in Q1 / Speciality Polymers business records strong growth / Functional Polymers operating profit down	11.05.2015
EUROPEAN POLYAMIDE MARKET Polymer consumption reaches about 1m t/y / Automotive industry as main driver / Production capacities difficult to distinguish / Independent compounders make up one-third of the market / AWJ study	30.04.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos declares force majeure for PVC from Wilhelmshaven	23.04.2015
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLASTICS Rising demand for polymeric materials with metal-like properties / Niche products make gains / Automotive, E&E, aviation and medical technology sectors as key drivers / Global capacities exceed 800,000 t/y	21.04.2015
ARKEMA Follow up: PEKK to fill niche demand for high-temperature polymers / Manufacturing thermoplastic composites for Boeing?	25.03.2015
INEOS / SOLVAY Last hurdle to Inovyn jv mounted / Remedy business to be divested to ICIG industrial holding	20.03.2015
SOLVAY Speciality foams partnership with 3A Composites / Targeting transportation applications	12.03.2015
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	03.03.2015
SOLVAY Launching PEEK production in the US / Plant to start up in mid-2016	02.03.2015
SOLVAY Capacity expansion for high-performance red pigments	26.02.2015
PLASTIC PIPE INDUSTRY Sector characterised by consolidations in Europe / Germany remains largest producer / Top 10 companies account for 40% of output / Wavin is market leader / AMI reports	20.02.2015
SOLVAY Acquisition of CPChem's “Ryton” PPS business wrapped up	07.01.2015
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	05.01.2015
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS High performance PCT introduced for LED television applications / Improved processability combined with heat and light stability and whiteness retention	22.12.2014
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	14.11.2014
ASSOCIATIONS Solvay CEO Clamadieu elected president of Cefic	23.10.2014
SOLVAY Maintenance turnaround in Chalampé / Adipic acid production for polyamide chain to be off stream for six weeks	08.09.2014
SOLVAY CPChem's “Ryton” PPS business acquired for USD 220m / Deal includes Belgian production plant / Part of focus on more specialised solutions	05.09.2014
VESTOLIT SVC Global sells German PVC producer to Mexichem / Further changes in the European PVC market	07.08.2014
WESTLAKE Vinnolit acquisition wrapped up / “Major step” on US PVC producer's strategic path	01.08.2014
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	01.08.2014
PVC MARKET European production landscape undergoing massive changes / Global capacity shifts drive consolidations / Overcapacities mean additional closures cannot be avoided / Who will be the next victim in this game of Russian roulette?	29.07.2014
SOLVAY Cable jacketing flame retardant delivers improved flexibility and flame resistance	21.07.2014
VESTOLIT PVC producer up for sale? / Consolidation in western Europe takes another big step forward	18.07.2014
STYROLUTION Ineos buys BASF's share in 50:50 styrenics joint venture for EUR 1.1 bn	30.06.2014

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