An international industrial group active in the chemistry sector, Solvay is a world leader in the manufacturing and sale of plastic and chemical products. Net sales break down by sector of activity as follows:
- chemicals sector (54.5%): Minerals, Electrochemistry and Oxygen division (50.8% of sales in the Chemicals sector: carbonate and bicarbonate of soda, barium and strontium carbonates, caustic soda, hydrogen peroxide, detergent products, and caprolactones), Specialty products division (35.4% of net sales in the Chemicals sector: specialty monomere and polymere, high performance silicon, phenol and oxygenated solvents, etc.) and Fluoridated Products division (13.8% of sales in the Chemicals sector: fluoridated products);
- plastics sector (45.5%): vinyl product (66% of sales in the Plastics sector: vinyl and Pipelife products) and specialty products (34% of sales in the Plastics sector: special polymers and Inergy Automotive).