t sectors. It has around 400 entities in 50 different countries, and it provides jobs for 32,000 people from different countries of the world. (solvay s.a.)Headcount By SectorPersons employed as of 1/1/2000Pharmaceuticals6 694 Chemicals11 497 Plastics6 875 Processing7 768 GROUP32 834 (solvay s.a.)The most important sector of Solvay is probably the Chemical sector. Solvay is the world’s leading producer of soda ash, hydrogen peroxide, detergent and barium-strontium, and one of the leading manufacturers of chore chemicals, salt, and fluorinated products(solvay s.a.). Chemical sales in the last year reached US$2,405 millions, and was distributed in:-Soda ash 31% -Chlor chemicals/salt 27% -Hydrogen peroxide/detergents 16% -Fluorinated products 14% -Barium-strontium carbonates 7% -Fillers 3% -Caprolactones 2% (Solvay finance)The plastic sector is also a really important one. Solvay’s plastic market is spread in the five continents. Solvays companies are leading the world in the manufacture of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and are also in the top division for polyvinyl chloride(PCV, and produce both polypropylene (PP) and many specialty polymers(solvay s.a.). Plastic sales in the year 2000 reached US$ 2,792 millions, and it was origined from: -Vinyl products: 45% -High density polyethylene: 43% -Special polymers and technical compounds: 13% (solvay finance) Another sector of Solvay is the processing from plastic to finished products. The Solvay group is nowadays one of the leading companies in plastic processing in the world. Solvay’s plastic processing sector is mainly d...
