Solvay North America LLC

Company Information

Solvay North America LLC is the U.S. subsidiary of Belgium-based chemicals and pharmaceutical company Solvay SA . Together with his brother Alfred, he founded the company Solvay & Cie on December 24, 1863 to implement the new process for the industrial production of sodium carbonate. The first Solvay soda factory started operating in Couillet, Belgium, in 1865. It used salt from rock salt mines; the lime and CO2 were produced by the calcination of limestone in limekilns. The ammonia was recovered from the production process for re-use. Today, the company operates in three business units , which include pharmaceuticals, chemicals and plastics. The company employs more than 28,000 people in 50 countries with 400 sales and production facilities. The majority of its sales (95%) are made outside Belgium and 49% outside the European Union. Sales in 2007 reached US$12.1 billion. Net earnings in 2007 were over US$1 billion.

Company Officers

Christian Jourquin

chairman of the executive committee and director of finance

Christian Jourquin is chairman of the Executive Committee, director and member of the Finance Committee and guest of the Compensation/Appointments Committee of Solvay S.A.. He was appointed on May 9, 2005, according to Reuters. He has a commercial engineering degree from Universite Libre de Bruxelles.

Jean-Pierre Clamadieu

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Jacques Van Rijckevorsel

member of the Executive Committee in charge of the Plastics Sector

Van Rijckevorsel was appointed in 2000 to the Executive Committee in charge of the Plastics Sector of Solvay S.A., according to Reuters. He has a civil engineering degree in mechanics from Catholic University of Louvain, a degree in advanced studies in chemical engineering from Universite Libre de Bruxelles and AMP Harvard.

Investor Information

For the latest financial reports, visit: http://www.solvay-investors.com

Contact Information

Solvay North America LLC
3333 Richmond Ave.
Houston, Texas 77098-3007
www.solvaynorthamerica.com

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