Keyword: Jean-Pierre Clamadieu

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Solvay to Exit Ineos Chlorvinyls Early

17.03.2016 - Solvay has announced it will quit the Inovyn chlorvinyls joint venture with Ineos in the second half of 2015, more than two years earlier than anticipated, giving its Swiss-based...

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Solvay Said Trying to Sell PA Business

13.01.2016 - Solvay has hired investment banker Goldman Sachs to find a buyer for the polyamide business it picked up for the most part with the acquisition of Rhodia in 2011, the Belgian...

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Mensink to Succceed Mandery in CEFIC Top Job

11.01.2016 - A change in management at Europe’s Chemical Industry Council, CEFIC, will take place on May 1, 2016, when Marco Mensink steps in as director general succeeding Hubert Mandery, who...

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Solvay Completes Cytec Acquisition

10.12.2015 - Solvay has become the world’s second largest player in composite materials for aerospace following the completion of its purchase of Cytec. CEO Pierre Clamadieu said Solvay will...

Strategy & Management

The Heat Is On

28.10.2015 - The European chemical industry has warned that doubts about proposed changes to the European Union’s carbon emissions trading system (ETS) could hold back investment in...

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CEFIC Calls for Energy Clause in ETS Reform

02.10.2015 - The European Chemistry Council CEFIC supports the EU’s reduction targets for CO2 ahead of discussions at the COP 21 climate talks in Paris, Solvay CEO Jean-Pierre Clamadieu said...

Markets & Companies

Global Chemicals Markets Still Volatile and Challenging

04.09.2015 - Around the globe, market conditions for chemical industry players remained volatile and challenging, corporate chieftains said unanimously in reporting on the second quarter and...

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Innovyn Starts, BASF Quits PVC

02.07.2015 - Following clearance of the merger by the European Commission in mid-June, PVC producer Inovyn, the new 50:50 joint venture of Ineos and Solvay, officially started trading on Jul. 1...