Solvay SA is a Belgian multinational chemicals company founded in 1863 and headquartered in Brussels. Following the 2023 separation of its specialty activities into Syensqo, Solvay focuses on essential chemistry with a global industrial footprint across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
The company is a leading producer of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate used in flat and container glass, detergents, flue-gas treatment, and industrial processes. Its portfolio also includes hydrogen peroxide for pulp and paper and chemical synthesis, highly dispersible silica for tire and industrial applications, and solvents and phenols in Latin America (legacy Rhodia/Coatis businesses). Solvay operates rare earths refining and separation, notably at La Rochelle, France, supplying oxides used in catalysts, electronics, and permanent magnets.
Solvay serves end markets such as glass, automotive and mobility, consumer goods, water treatment, mining, and energy. The company emphasizes process efficiency and footprint reduction in its essential chemicals platforms, building on more than a century of process know-how originating from the Solvay process for soda ash.
Also known as Solvay Stock Option Management SRL, SSOM, Solvay Group, Rhodia (Solvay), Rhodia Opérations S.A.S., and Rhodia.
chemXplore tracks 26 projects involving Solvay, of which 4 are active.
Solvay's role on them: Owner, Investor / Financier, Operator, Developer, Technology licensor, and Technology / equipment supplier.
3 expansion and 1 new construction.
1 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Contractors and licensors are recorded on 1 of these 4 projects For subscribers
Targeting: Dysprosium (1), Hydrogen (1), Hydrogen peroxide (1), Terbium (1)
More than double annual capacity for electronic-grade hydrogen peroxide in Taiwan by end‑2026 to support semiconductor wafer cleaning; local grades qualified and match global standards.
Q2 organic sales -7.4%, EBITDA margin 18.1%; H1 FCF €15m and net debt €1.8bn; full‑year EBITDA guidance €770–850m and FCF ≥€200m; La Rochelle rare‑earth expansion €15–20m.
EPO sustains a unitary patent on recycling purge streams used in soda ash and bicarbonate production after opposition; related Dutch injunction over a sister patent is under appeal.
LOI aims to deliver Brazilian rare-earth feedstock to a French separation plant by 2028, supporting magnet-grade Nd/Pr/Dy/Tb supply and industrial Dy/Tb separation by Sep 2026.
Roger Kearns, Dr. Stefan Doboczky and Dr. Hasan Karam to lead; interim CFO until May 2026; supervisory board set; deal on track to close by end‑March 2026, forming a global polyolefins leader
Appointed CEO Roger Kearns, CCO Dr. Stefan Doboczky, COO Dr. Hasan Karam; interim CFO Daniel Turnheim until May 2026. Appointments precede planned combination and acquisition closing by Mar 2026.
Strong cash flow of €350M in 2025 despite challenges. EBITDA at €881M, net profit at €306M. Sustainability goals on track. 2026 outlook: EBITDA €770-850M, Free Cash Flow €200M+.
Capacity at Torrelavega cut to 420 kt by 2026 due to oversupply and high costs. Sodium bicarbonate unaffected. Focus on regional customers and sustainability. 77 positions reduced.
