Building a model of sustainable chemistry March, 2015
Focused on bringing worldclass & sustainable Chemistry Solvay in India 264 million net sales ( Excl. JV but includes ~64 meuro export) 778 Employees ( Excl. JV) Solvay India touches daily life of Indians through its applications in automotive, personal & healthcare, electrical, food & beverage and many more markets 9 3 Sites ( Incl. JVs) R&I & techcenters 2014 figures 2
Solvay India Segment Revenues Total Revenues 2014: 264 million 31 % 8 % 32 % 29 % Performance Chemicals Functional Polymers Advanced Formulations Advanced Materials Revenues by Operating Segment in 2014 3
Corporate History In India Until 2007 - Solvay Specialties India (SSIPL), 100% Solvay entity established in 2005 - Acquisition of polymer division of Gharda Chemicals in 2006 2010 - Started building world class R&I centre at Vadodara, Gujarat Solvay Specialties India signs agreement with Baroda University 2012 - Acquisition of Sunshield Chemicals, to reinforce leading position in specialty surfactants - Increased specialty polymers production capacity by 70% for production of high performance polymers Ketaspire PEEK and AvaSpire PAEK - New corporate office in India after Rhodia integration in the Solvay Group 2008 - Started of a world class PEEK Plant in Panoli (nominal capacity 500MT/year) in 2008 2011 - Solvay acquired PI Polymers in April 2011 - Solvay India signed 4 MoUs with Government of Gujarat for collaboration environmental technologies, & bio-polymers 2014 - Rhodia Specialty Chemicals India Ltd got delisted and became 100% subsidiary of Solvay Group - Capacity de-bottleneck and Safety Upgrade program is being implemented in Solvay India plants 4
Our activities Advanced Formulations Performance Chemicals Functional Polymers Novecare Coatis Aroma Performance Soda Ash & Derivatives Peroxide Acetow Emerging Biochemicals Polyamide & Intermediates Engineering Plastics Fibras Advanced Materials Specialty Polymers Silica Rare Earth Systems Energy Services Business Services Corporate & Business Services Special Chemicals GBU with Manufacturing facilities GBU with Commercial presence GBU with Sales in India but no presence 5
Solvay in India Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, Bhiwani Hichem (JV) Panoli Solvay Specialty Polymer India & Solvay Engineering Plastics Solvay R&I center Vadodara Solvay India Corporate office Surfactants Application Center Mumbai National Peroxides Ltd (JV). Kalyan Rhodia Specialty Chemicals Surfactants Roha India Head Office Global R&I center Sunshield Chemicals India Surfactants, Alkoxylates Rasal Kalahasti Solvay Owned Plants Joint Venture Plants 6 Solvay Vishnu Barium
Novecare Plants in India- Roha & Rasal Solvay s Novecare GBU is global leader in developing surfactants & solvents. GBU serves the agrochemicals, coatings, home and personal care, industrial and oil & gas markets. The GBU has manufacturing units at Roha & Rasal in Maharastra Rhodia Specialty Chemicals India Ltd, Roha Sunshield Chemicals Ltd, Rasal Roha unit was acquired in year 2000 Novecare s technology platforms are built on leading positions in surfactants, amines, phosphorus derivatives, natural & synthetic polymers and monomers, and eco-friendly solvents. Company was acquired in 2012 Company produces specialty chemicals and Surfactants for a wide range of applications in agrochemicals, coatings, industrial applications, home and personal care product New Technical Service Center in Roha will help to build strong partnerships with all customers through developing new products and applications for the local market 7
Solvay Engineering Plastics Panoli Solvay Engineering Plastics is a global specialist in performance solutions based on polyamide 6 and 6.6 for injection molding, extrusion and blow molding. The GBU has world-class compounding unit at Panoli, Gujarat Engineering Plastics Plant was acquired in 2011 from PI industries Under the flagship brand Technyl, Solvay s Engineering Plastics activity serves various markets as automotive and transportation, electrical and electronics, construction and industrial equipment, consumer India market for engineering polymers expected to grow at around 16% per annum over next 5 years Further investments for next level growth are under analysis 8
Solvay Specialty Polymers Plant, Panoli Panoli is Solvay's largest plant worldwide for PEEK & PAEK polymers which are innovative ultra performance polymers that tower at the top of the plastics performance pyramid Specialty Polymers Business Panoli plant produces ultra-high performance KetaSpire polyetheretherketone (PEEK), AvaSpire polyaryletherketones (PAEK), Poly Ether Sulfones (PESU), monomers which along with their ease of processing provide substantial value for design engineers. Majority of products are exported to US & Europe Business serves diverse industries like Aeronautics, Automotive, Electrical and Electronics, Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Process industries such as semiconductor manufacturing 9
Solvay Innovation Centre in Asia Vadodara, India Research & Innovation Centre at Vadodara New Research & Innovation Centre to focus on high-performance polymers, organic chemistry, nano composites, green chemistry, Fluoropolymers and Precursor Building Blocks, Solid State Polymerization & coatings Operational since May 2012 at Savli Gujarat - India o It will employ over 200 researchers when fully operational. o Housed in a new and high-performance sustainable building o Exceptional support from highest local Authorities (Gujarat Government) Partnerships with University : Three fellowships for research in sustainable chemistry, nano technology and polymer science at the Maharaja Sayajirao University in Vadodara. Goal : Attract and retain the best scientific and engineering talent to drive sustainable growth 10
HiChem JV Solvay has long history of successful JV s in India with its strategic partner MP Birla group for guar gum and guar extracts HiChem Solvay enjoys a 50-year joint venture partnership with an MP Birla group for guar gum and guar extracts. Derivatized guar is a polymer produced from a bean grown mainly in India Solvay's technology makes it possible to use the guar gum, after processing in the Group's site in Vernon, Texas, for numerous purposes, including conditioners for shower gels and shampoos and additives for the extraction of gas and oil India is the no. 1 producer of guar gum in the world. Since 2008, Solvay has worked with Hichem to develop cationic guar gum (conditioners for shampoos) locally in India. 11
Special Chemicals- Solvay Vishnu Barium Solvay Special Chemicals GBU is world leader in fluor, strontium and barium-based specialties Srikalahasti - Solvay Vishnu Barium Company is subsidiary of the Solvay & CPC Barium Strontium Group, Germany. The manufacturing facility is conveniently located in South India very close to the main raw materials and just 150 km from Chennai, one of the main Indian ports Solvay Vishnu Barium produces Barium Carbonate Elemental Sulphur Major end uses are ceramics, glass, barium derivatives & sulphuric acid 12
GBUs with Commercial Presence Many Solvay GBUs have commercial presence in India. Respective business managers are based out of Mumbai corporate office whereas GBUs have their warehouses in multiple cities Polyamides & Intermediates Soda Ash A leading world producer of polyamide 6.6 and adipic acid Main markets: automotive, industrial equipment, construction, electrical and electronic components and ready-to-wear markets Solvay is global leader in Soda Ash & Bicar Solvay is one among the top five player in Indian Soda ash market Major end market is glass industry which subsequently is used in end markets like real estate, automotive etc Emerging Biochemicals Inventor and world leader in EPICEROL technology; a leading producer of chlorovinyl in Southeast Asia Main markets: consumer markets and industry (surface coatings, adhesives and glues, etc.) 13
GBUs with commercial presence Contd.. Rare Earth System World s number one supplier of specialty rare earth formulations, with a global market share of over 25% Main markets: catalytic converters (Eolys, Actalys, Optalys ), energy saving light bulbs (Luminostar ), high value-added industries (flat screens, precision optics, etc.) Peroxides Solvay is global leader in Soda Ash & Bicar Solvay is one among the top five player in Indian Soda ash market Major end market is glass industry which subsequently is used in end markets like real estate, automotive etc Aroma Performance World s number one producer of diphenols, fluoroaliphatic derivatives, triflic acid and of lithium salt Solvay has maintained its leadership position in Vanillin and Ethyl vanillin in Indian market since last two decades Solvay is leader in catechol downstream products and synthetic sandalwood fragrance chemical IBCH in India Group is planning to further increase its presence in India as major end markets are expected to grow faster than 10% CAGR in next 5 years 14
KetaSpire PEEK PrimoSpire SPR Light weight / metal replacement Non-linear numerical modeling Numerical simulations Emana based on Polyamide 6.6 Inflatable mobile hangar Beyond the airplane For performance pilot wear Solstick Energy capture Halar Energy capture Fomblin Lubrication Solef PVDF Energy storage F1EC Energy storage Torlon PAI Structure Solkane 365 mfc Structure Ixef PARA Light weight / metal replacement Sinterline Polyamide 6 Light weight / metal replacement Radel Foam Floor structure 15
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