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Solvay Sovalite for battery components with superior flame retardancy

Solvay has announced the launch of “Solvalite 716 FR”, an new fast-curing epoxy prepreg system designed for a wide range of structural parts and reinforcements in premium battery electric vehicles (BEVs). “The automotive industry sees a need for new material solutions for battery components with superior flame...

Peter Browning (left), Solvay, and Weiming Zhang, Shengjian

Solvay and Shanghai Shengjian Environment Technology have signed a strategic partnership framework agreement to strengthen their business relations and expand into new markets. Based on over ten years of mutual success in important segments of the semiconductor, FPD, solar power and other growth industries, the...

Solvay has been honored with a 2022 suppliers partnership award recognizing the company’s committed sustainable practices and initiatives across the automotive value chain

Solvay has won the 2022 suppliers partnership (SP) award for Creativity in Implementing Sustainable Practices. The award recognizes “remarkable creativity in implementing environmental sustainability programs and practices within the North American automotive supply chain.” A committee of leading SP OEM members (...

Solvay’s Solef PVDF gets certified for Quality Management in Automotive

Solvay has announced that its Solef polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymers plant at Tavaux, France, has received IATF 16949:2016 accreditation for its quality management system. Building on the previously announced PVDF capacity increase at Tavaux site, making it the largest PVDF production site in Europe, this major...

Solvay’s beauty biodeg score and its range of biodegradable guar-based functional polymers for the beauty care market

Solvay, a global leader in naturally-derived beauty polymers, expands its range of biodegradable guar-based solutions, introduced in December 2021, with two additional thickening and conditioning polymers for beauty care. The two new ingredients, Jaguar NAT SGI and Jaguar Excel, will enable beauty brands to address...

Solvay is digitizing mining chemistry

Solvay launched an exclusive digital knowledge hub, the Mining Chemicals Handbook, which provides 24/7 access to relevant mining chemical application information for those active in this demanding sector. This is the first such resource in the industry, underscoring Solvay’s commitment to the industry and ongoing...

Magnet wires coated with Solvay’s solvent-free Ketaspire Peek

Three e-mobility applications using Solvay specialty polymers are among the winners of The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) prestigious Automotive Awards in 2021. First place in the ‘New Mobility’ category of the Awards went to an injection molded rotor slot liner molded with Xydar LCP, followed by a second place in...