Solvay SA, the 150-year-old Belgian company that’s moving from commodity chemicals to specialty materials and additives, will expand a high-performance plastics plant in India to cope with demand from smartphone and aircraft makers. Production of polyether ether ketone polymer resins, known as PEEK, will increase 25 percent at the Panoli...
Solvay Acquires Indian Surfactant Producer
Solvay has acquired Sunshield Chemicals Ltd., an Indian surfactants producer. The acquisition, which is still subject to regulatory requirements, enables Solvay's Novecare business to accelerate its development in India for the home and personal care, agrochemicals, coatings and industrial markets. "We are now better geared to increase our market position...