- Solvay will build a high volume High Purity H2O2 plant in Italy.
- The plant aims to meet the fast-growing demand from a leading electronics producer.
- Solvay's electronic wet chemicals sales have nearly doubled in the past four years.
- New high purity plants have been built in the USA, Europe, and China.
New High Purity H2O2 Plant in Italy
Solvay’s GBU Special Chem has partnered with a leading electronics producer to build a high volume High Purity H2O2 plant in Italy. This initiative aims to meet the increasing demand from the electronics industry.
Growth in Electronic Wet Chemicals
The electronic wet chemicals business has been a significant growth driver for Solvay’s GBU Special Chem. Over the past four years, the company has built new high purity plants for Phosphoric Acid, H2O2, HF, and Ammonium Fluoride in the USA, Europe, and China. This expansion has nearly doubled the GBU’s sales of electronic wet chemicals, with expectations to double again by 2018.
Product Range for Electronics Industry
GBU Special Chem supplies a variety of products to the electronics industry, including high purity fluor gases, rare earth oxides and dopants, electronic wet chemicals, and active ingredients for passive components and CMP and polishing slurries.
Future Expansion
Rodrigo Elizondo, Commercial Director of GBU Special Chem, expressed optimism about the new partnership and its potential for future expansion to additional locations and electronic materials.
