SolVin Award for PVC Innovation 2010 acclaims the winners for environmental achievement and creative design

November 02, 2010

SolVin Award for PVC Innovation 2010 acclaims the winners for environmental achievement and creative design

The winners of the 2010 SolVin Award for PVC Innovation were unveiled on October 28th during the K2010 International Plastics Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, honouring the most impressive innovators among 141 contestants which represented the entire vinyl value chain. In this fourth awarding ceremony of the SolVin Award, the jury honoured innovations which highlight the decisive contribution of vinyl to sustainable development combining environmental efficiency, creativity in design and improvements to quality of life.

The Gold SolVin Award of EUR 50,000 goes to Georg Fischer Deka (Germany) for its innovative photo bioreactors based on 100% transparent PVC pipes and fittings to grow micro algae.

The Silver SolVin Award of EUR 25,000 goes to Rohm and Haas (France) for SureCel^TM: a breakthrough in Processing Aid Technology aiming at saving 20% of material in Foamed PVC profiles.

The Bronze SolVin Award of EUR 10,000 goes to Alkor Draka (France) for the Highest Fire Resistance Stretched Ceilings in PVC with zero smoke emission.

The Recycling SolVin Award of EUR 7,500 goes to Profine (Germany) for their Window and Door System KBE System_88 mm. This window is made of up to 50% of recycled PVC and by its conception achieves spectacular energy savings (Uf 0.79 W/m²K) particularly interesting for passive houses.

The Jury was so impressed by the sophisticated processes used to create and decorate a wide range of jewels that they decided to change the name of the Industrial Design SolVin Award into CREATIVE Design, insisting on the good combination of rationales and emotional.

The Creative Design SolVin Award of EUR 7,500 goes to Molusk (France) for their Aquatic jewellery – the fresh touch of this event.

To know more about the SolVin Award visit our website: www.solvinaward.com.

SolVin combines the competences of Solvay (75%) and BASF (25%) in the European vinyls sector. The synergies achieved in know-how and organization, the complementarities of product ranges as well as upstream integration have built up SolVin as a leader on the PVC and PVDC markets. The joint venture has operations in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Belgium and a total annual production capacity of 1.3 million tons of PVC, with nearly 1600 employees. For further information, visit www.solvinpvc.com.

SOLVAY is an international industrial Group active in Chemistry. It offers a broad range of products and solutions that contribute to improving quality of life. The Group is headquartered in Brussels and employs about 17,000 people in 40 countries. In 2009, its consolidated sales amounted to EUR 8.5 billion. Solvay is listed on the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Brussels (NYSE Euronext: SOLB.BE - Bloomberg: SOLB.BB - Reuters: SOLBt.BR). Details are available at www.solvay.com.

For additional information, please contact:
Richard THOMMERET
Marketing Manager
SolVin SA
Tel : +32.2.264.32.61
richard.thommeret@solvay.com

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