Solvay India

April 2017

Solvay in India

Roha Rhodia Specialty Chemicals Surfactants

Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, Bhiwani

India Head Office

Global R&I center

Solvay Owned Plants

Joint Venture Plants

2

million net sales (Excl.JV, including exports)

760 Employees ( Excl. JV)

7 Sites ( Incl. JVs)

2 R&I & techcenters

285*

MumbaiSolvay India Corporate office Surfactants Application Center

Solvay R&I center Vadodara

Panoli Solvay Specialty Polymer India & Solvay Engineering Plastics (PEEK, PAEK Polysulfones, Polyamide compounds)

Hichem (JV) (GUAR)

Rasal Sunshield Chemicals India Surfactants, Alkoxylates

*2016 figures

Solvay Group is continuously investing to expand its Indian operations

Upgrading our portfolio since 2011

… and will further accelerate is presence in the country

PEEK Plant

Gharda

PI/Rhodia

Until 2008 2011 2012 2014-2015 2010

Global R&I Centre

Sunshield

PEEK/PAEK Plant

Novecare Expansion

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Solvay Vishnu Barium

Cytec

Acquisitions & Greenfield

Expansion

Divesture 2013

Solvay In India

NOVECARE

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

SPECIALTY POLYMERS

PERFORMANCE POLYAMIDES

India MBU representing

7 GBU’s

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PERFORMANCE POLYAMIDES

CHLOROVINYLS

India MBU Representing 7 GBUs

AROMA PERFORMANCE

SILICA

SPECIAL CHEM

SODA ASH & DERIVATIVES PEROXIDES COATIS

EMERGING BIO

Solvay In India

NOVECARE

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

SPECIALTY POLYMERS

Research & Innovation

Human Resources

Legal & Compliance

Industrial

Strategic Marketing

Purchase

R& I Centre

FUNCTIONS

SBS

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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

Novecare Plants in India- Roha & Rasal

Rhodia Specialty Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd, Roha

Roha unit was acquired in year 2000

Novecare’s technology platforms are built onleading positions in surfactants, amines,phosphorus derivatives, natural & syntheticpolymers and monomers, and eco-friendlysolvents.

New Technical Service Center in Roha will helpto build strong partnerships with all customersthrough developing new products andapplications for the local market

Sunshield Chemicals Ltd, Rasal

Company was acquired in 2012

Company produces specia`lty chemicals and Surfactants for a wide range of applications in agrochemicals, coatings, industrial applications, home and personal care product

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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

Solvay Engineering Plastics – Panoli

Engineering Plastics

Plant was acquired in 2011 from PI industries

Under the flagship brand Technyl®, Solvay’sEngineering Plastics activity serves various marketsas automotive and transportation, electrical andelectronics, construction and industrial equipment,consumer

India market for engineering polymers expected togrow at around 16% per annum over next 5 years

Further investments for next level growth are underanalysis

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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

Solvay Specialty Polymers Plant, Panoli

Specialty Polymers Business

Panoli plant produces ultra-high performanceKetaSpire® polyetheretherketone (PEEK),AvaSpire® polyaryletherketones (PAEK) , Poly EtherSulfones (PESU), monomers which along with theirease of processing provide substantial value fordesign 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 assemiconductor manufacturing

India MBU

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Soda Ash

Solvay is global leader in Soda Ash & Bicar

Solvay is one among the top five player inIndian Soda ash market

Major end market is glass industry whichsubsequently is used in end markets likereal estate, automotive etc

Emerging Biochemicals

Inventor and world leader in EPICEROL®technology; a leading producer ofchlorovinyl in Southeast Asia

Main markets: consumer markets andindustry (surface coatings, adhesives andglues, etc.)

“ Many Solvay GBUs have commercial presence in India as a part of Multi-Business Unit set-up. MBU business managers are based out of Mumbai corporate office and support multiple GBU’s in their commercial activities

Silica

Inventor and world leader in highlydispersible Silica used in green tyres

Other Main markets: Toothpaste, food,rubber articles, pharma etc

Special Chem

World’s number one supplier of specialty rareearth formulations, with a global market share ofover 25%

Main markets: catalytic converters (Eolys™,Actalys™, Optalys™ ), energy saving light bulbs(Luminostar™), high value-added industries (flatscreens, precision optics, etc.)

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Peroxides

Solvay is a global leader in Hydrogen peroxide

Main Markets :Pulp, household and hygiene applications, high quality cardboard, aquaculture, packaging disinfection, food production facilities, water treatment

India MBU contd…

Aroma Performance

World’s number one producer of diphenols

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

Coatis

Major products are oxygenated solvents, biosourced solvents, phenol – acetone derivatives.

Major applications are synthetic resins used in foundries, paints & coatings and abrasives.

Solvay Innovation Centre in Asia Vadodara, India

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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 –current strength 63 people.

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

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Open Innovation in India

Open Innovation in India: New ways of thinking…… access to new markets for growth

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Trivandrum

Pune

Vadodara

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University collaborations

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Solvay has long history of successful JV’s in India with its strategic partner MP Birla group for guar gum and guar extracts

HiChem JV

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.

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