18 September 2555
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Solvay
announces today a capacity increase
at its Panoli plant, India, for
the production of high performance polymers
1.Poly ether ether ketone (PEEK)
2.Poly aryl ether ketone (PAEK)
Nearly half of this capacity increase has already been
implemented and successfully brought on-line.
The second phase of the project will be
completed by mid 2013 to satisfy the growth demand.
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Uses and Applications
The products are used in a wide range of applications
spanning many industries including
- aeronautics
- automotives (e.g. mechanical components in cars)
- healthcare (medica device)
- electronics
- oil & gas exploration and production
- process industries such as semiconductor manufacturing
(chip testing and wafer processing)
Solvay
- Solvay focus from the start was to deliver products with
consistently high quality and performance and
believe this has been a key driver in the rapid acceptance of
Solvay's PEEK resins.
- With Solvay's PAEK resins, Solvay are impressed with
how innovative design engineers are capitalizing on
the entire new performance dimension offered by
these materials.
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Solvay's ambition in India : To double sales by 2015
- With PEEK and PAEK investment,
the group reaches a new milestone
in realizing its ambition to double sales in India by 2015.
- Last week Solvay announced it is acquiring a controlling stake
in Sunshield Chemicals, an indian companies
specializing in surfactants.
- Some months ago, Solvay opened the innovation center
in Savli (Gujarat province).
- The Solvay group generated
net sales of EUR 180 million EUR in 2011.
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