Discover Solvay One Planet Solvay plants are gearing up to reduce water usage The current focus on climate change is of course completely justified, but we can’t forget other pressing environmental issues such as the preservation of water, a resource just as precious to life as breathable air. …

Discover how we create sustainable value Solvay continues to actively reduce its climate impact From resorting to green energy to improving our manufacturing processes, our business units are hard at work exploring every avenue to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meeting the ambitious targets we’ve set for ourselves is no small feat, but we’re taking it very seriously. …

Discover our One Planet sustainability plan Sustainability isn’t a luxury, it’s the answer Of all the changes the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to make, reducing sustainability objectives should not be one. On the contrary, in order to truly fight the root causes of the pandemic, the world has to accelerate towards more sustainable goals. Solvay…

Solvay sources 100% clean energy for one of its major customers When a leading electronic device manufacturer asked its suppliers to power themselves with renewable energy, Solvay’s own sustainability objectives were completely aligned with such a request. Better: its green electricity projects were accelerated by it. In October 2015, a large corporation owning what is probably the world’s best-known digital device…

As Solvay ramps up its circular portfolio, check out these existing solutions Our Brazilian businesses of Solvay Coatis and Novecare boast a string of products that go the circular way. Made from recycled and/or bio-sourced materials, they serve a wide range of industries and demonstrate the unlimited possibilities offered by applying the principles of the circular economy, which is required by a…

An ongoing shift from oil-based to bio-based Resorting to feedstock that doesn’t drain the Earth’s natural resources is an important part of reducing our environmental footprint. That’s why Solvay is deeply committed to increasing our use of raw materials from renewable sources by favoring two things: biomaterials and the circular economy. Raw materials in the chemical industry…

Technology at the service of healthcare Quick, efficient and flexible manufacturing: that’s what these times of crisis call for and that’s exactly what 3D printing can do. As a leading provider of additive manufacturing materials, Solvay is multiplying initiatives and collaborations to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In the current context, Solvay’s purpose of “reinventing progress…

Solvay’s environmental objectives extend everywhere Committing to protecting biodiversity isn’t just about rainforests and vast oceans. In a quarry in Belgium, a lot can be done as well, and one Solvay site is proud to be showing the way. Les Petons quarry, near Charleroi in Southern Belgium, is a calcium carbonate extraction site that ships…

Soap molecules are among your best COVID-19 defenses Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Since COVID-19 unleashed itself on the world earlier this year, we have heard the continuous refrain to wash our hands, and wash them often, in the fight against the spread of the deadly virus. Health experts, public service announcements, billboards, Internet…