About the company
Type
Company
Members type
innovator
seeker
investor
Headquarters
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Company size
27000
Founders
Ernest Solvay
Founded
1863
SDG's

Clean water and sanitation

Affordable and clean energy

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Sustainable cities and communities

Responsible consumption and production
Website
solvay.com
Alliance member
Solvay
Solvay is a global company driven by proud and committed chemists. Asking more from chemistry.
Created in 1863, Solvay is a global company driven by proud and committed chemists. With our historical anchorage in Europe, our products serve diversified markets worldwide, from consumer goods to energy, with one main aim – to improve quality of life and customer performance. The drive to achieve our aim has resulted in 90 percent of our revenue being generated from businesses that are among the top three global leaders in their field.
Seed coating technology
S-Boost is a class of innovative macro molecules designed to shape soil's physical properties around the seed.
Process for cleaning of flue gases
SOLVAir® is a highly efficient flue gas-cleaning solution using Sodium-Based Sorbent for Air Pollution Control by dry injection.
Polymers to extend battery life
Solef® PVDF is a copolymer used to coat the separator in Li-Ion batteries with an additional layer in order to extend cycle life etc.
Type of investor
Corporate Investor,
Assets under management (in euro)
80
Investment in maturity type
A - Prototype testing 1:1 in lab
B - Prototype testing in the real world
Type of Funding rounds
Seed, Series A, Series B,
Sector(s) we usually invest
Filtration, Purification, Wastewater treatment, Quality enhancing technologies, Water recycling, Desalination, Solid state batteries, Flow batteries, Other advance storage technologies, Nanotechnologies, Biotechnology, Green chemistry, Composites materials, Coating, Carbon capture and storage, Other carbon sequestration solutions, Carbon trading and offset, Emission control solution, Bioremediation, Sensor and other air quality measurement solutions, Carbon valorization, Toxin and waste minimization, Industrial raw material efficiency, Industrial water efficiency, Sustainable packaging, Hybrid electric, Plug-in hybrids, All electric, New vehicle types, Rail transport innovation, Components, Crop farming innovation, Precision irrigation, Precision fertilization, Waste treatment, Extraction, Mining innovation, Bio-based substitutes to minerals and metals, Mineral and metal processing,
Geographic investment
South America, Northern America, Eastern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe,
