ivided in the production of automotive parts, industrial foils, pipes and fittings and decoration. Solvay’s plastic processing 2000 sales rached US$ 1,769 millions. (Solvay finance) And last but not least is the pharmaceutical sector. Solvay is one of the top 40 pharmaceutical companies in the world. The pharmaceutical sector is also one of the most promising ones for the company, due to its rapid development. Solvay’s pharmaceutical research and production is concentrated in the development in the fields of psychiatry, gastroenterology, gynecology and cardiology (solvay finance) The total sales in the year 2000 reached US$ 8,247 million. Sales where geographically divided in : -European Union 53% -Nafta: 28% -Mercosur: 7% -Other European countries: 6% -Asia: 4% -Africa-Middle east: 2%Solvay is the biggest company in its country of origin, Belgium. The country’s culture has definitely helped in the success of the company. Belgium is located in Western Europe. Surrounded by Germany, France, Luxemburg and The Netherlands, and being a really small country, Belgium has always being in constant cultural exchange with other countries. Belgium has always been a pretty prosper country, really open and understanding to other cultures. And because of its relatively small size has always been forced to engage in business relations with its neighboring countries. Belgium’s history has made it one of the less nationalistic countries in the world, and in a way that has helped to prepared itself for the globalize world of today. This small country it’s nowadays known for having one of the world’s highest quality of life (education, infrastructure, health care, etc.) and it also has the world’s records in high productivity and low poverty. Belgium has always been one of the richest and most developed regions of the world. And this has made it a key country in Europe. Being one of t...
