Why Join Solvay? 

• A major player in the chemical industry 
• A diversified markets company 
• A global and Innovative Group 
• A daily commitment to sustainable development 
• Committed teams with strong values 

Building a new leader in the chemical industry

Join Solvay and you’ll become part of a leading and fast-paced global chemistry group, a front runner in sustainable development.
 
Whether you see yourself in Research, Marketing, Manufacturing or a variety of other business roles, the scope is there for you to choose from a wide variety of careers. 

Joining Solvay also means bringing new solutions to our customers, coming from various industries: consumer goods, construction, automotive, energy, water & environment and electronics, industry.

“Our ambition is to build a strong leader, able to reshape the global chemical industry. We want to be a model in sustainable chemistry, creating value for all the stakeholders”, says Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, CEO of Solvay. “The execution of our strategy will be mainly driven by operational excellence and growth based on innovation, capacity expansion in fast-growing regions and value added new acquisitions.”

	Consumer goods For everyday comfort, we develop a wide range of products used in detergents, personal and domestic care products, food, human health, animal nutrition, textiles, artificial leather and sports equipment.
	Construction Our products, including blowing agents and flame retardants, are used in paints and coatings, thermal insulation, windows, electrical wiring and cabling as well as pipes and fittings for heating and cooling systems.
	Automotive We offer a wide range of innovative solutions for sustainable mobility: silicas to improve the energy efficiency of tires, materials for fuel and air intake systems, cooling and heating system components, flat glass, lubricants and polyamide-based engineering plastics to reduce vehicle weight.
	Energy We offer advanced solutions and products to increase the energy efficiency or energy storage volume of lithium batteries, for producing energy from solar, wind and other renewable resources, and materials for fuel cells and membranes for gas diffusion and heat transfer.
	Environment Our products help protect the environment in areas of daily life and across industry: air emission control, soil remediation, water supply and treatment, membrane technologies for gas separation, and high-performance polymers for water purification membranes.
	Electronics We offer high quality products for electricity and mobile electronics: conductive and photovoltaic materials, coatings and coating additives for flat panel displays, semiconductors, medical imaging, digital cameras, energy-efficient lighting products and OLEDs, insulation products and organic electronics.

With 110 industrial sites in the world and 40% of sales in emerging markets, Solvay is present across the globe. This worldwide presence ensures mobility opportunities and multicultural exchanges throughout your career within the Group.

 
Innovation is one of the key pillars of the Group’s strategy. With 12 major R&D centers around the world, 1 700 researchers across the world and 218 millions Euros of investments in R&D in 2011, Solvay is able to innovate and to be fully aligned with the mega trends that are driving growth in the chemical industry, such as the fight against climate change, increasing consumption in fast growing regions and growing expectations regarding health and well-being.

Key figures:

• In Asia Pacific: 35 production sites and 19 % of Group employees
• In Europe: 40 production sites and 56 % of Group employees
• In North America: 25 production sites and 12 % of Group employees
• In Latin America: 10 production sites and 13 % of Group employees

Being a sustainable company has always been the basis of Solvay’s culture. Our ambition is to become a major player in sustainable chemistry with a reduced energy footprint. 
 
For Solvay, being a responsible chemical company means managing its environmental, social and economic impacts.

We strive every day to ensure that sustainable development isn’t just an idea. It’s a reality.
 
We are today among the leading chemical companies worldwide in terms of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) performance. 

At Solvay, we encourage entrepreneurial spirit and high performance. We believe in our teams: the quality of our people, their commitment combined with a passion for innovation will be a key success driver to achieve our vision: be a model of sustainable chemistry, attracting and growing the people who will imagine, engineer and make the solutions that meet the global challenges society faces, creating values for all our stakeholders.

Internal mobility and career development is strongly encouraged.
 
By joining Solvay, you are taking an active role in your professional development: a change in job, in direction, or even in career… anything is possible! The Group offers its employees real development perspectives and manages potential worldwide jobs opportunities by professional family.

Solvay has a proactive career development policy. Every year in each business and function a development and succession plan is drawn up. Employees stay in the same job for an average of three years and will either develop within the same professional family or in a new one, or move abroad.