SolVin is a 75-25 joint venture between Solvay and BASF focusing in the Vinyls sector. SolVin is now the biggest integrated player from chlorine via EDC, VCM to PVC and via VDC to PVDC in Europe having operations in Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Italy with an annual capacity of 1.3 million tonnes of PVC and 35 kt of PVDC. SolVin generated consolidated sales exceeding 1 billion euros with 2,300 employees.
The main products are:
PVC Pastes & specialties
Pastes for spreading, coating or moulding, fillers for lowering paste viscosity and ageing and latex, solvent-free paste used as a component for inks and varnishes.
PVC Copolymers
Acetate based Solvin® PVC to increase processability
Ixan®: Extrudable VDC-copolymers and ready-to-use premixes and Soluble PVDC powder grades
SolVin's activity is mainly concentrated in Europe and is fed by eight large plants. The SolVin Headquarter is located at Brussels and Sales offices are spread over whole Europe in order to maintain a tight contact with our customers.
We manage our plants according to the principles of Responsible Care®, which are common to SOLVAY and ISO 1400.
