12 July 2016

ABOUT SOLVAY

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Solvay has recently announced

a capacity extension project for

* hydroquinone (HQ),

* catechol (PC) and

* para-methoxyphenol (MEHQ or PMP)

at its Zhenjiang site, China.

From this innovative and environmentally friendly

new capacity, Solvay will continue to serve

the market growth in India and Asia.

This expansion is scheduled to be operational

in 2018.

Jacques Guglielmi,

Asia VP & General Manager at Solvay Aroma Performance

“From this hydroquinone and catechol

 competitive platform,

 Solvay intends to grow in

 * butyl hydroxyl anisole (BHA) and

 * tertio butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) Diphenol derivatives

 used as food and feed antioxidants” 

For this purpose, Solvay has already invested

and successfully started up

* a new high quality BHA production in France

   since November 2015 and will start

* a new technology TBHQ production

   in India in July 2016.

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