Peroxygens in daily life
Peroxygens have an invisible, yet substantial presence in our everyday life ౼ from the food and water we consume, to the products we love, to the personal care items we buy for our families.
Solvay, a market leader in peroxygens with its impressive portfolio of Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) and Peracetic Acid (PAA) peroxygen solutions offers high-quality, eco-friendly solutions tailored to multiple industries, ensuring top standards for safety and performance :
| Aquaculture: disease treatment and water conditioning solutions for healthy salmon and shrimp |
| Water Treatment: oxidize and disinfect wastewater to safely secure scarce resources |
| Aseptic Packaging: highly effective packaging sterilizing agents for assured food safety |
| Battery recycling: enhances recovery of valuable metals from used batteries |
| Chemical: sustainable oxidation routes towards safer and environmentally friendly materials |
| Cleaning in Place: powerful yet gentle machinery disinfectants for the safe consumption of processed food |
| Electronics: efficient cleaning to produce high-quality semiconductor wafers |
| Gas Scrubbing: agents to detoxify gases and recover valuable materials for cleaner air |
| Healthcare: Qualified biocides for isolator, restricted access barrier systems (RABS) and room decontamination. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) approved products for wound disinfection and contact lens cleaning |
| Mining: sustainable solutions to enhance mineral recovery that conserves planetary resources |
| Personal and Home Care: enhanced cleaning and brightening agents for new hygienic formulations in oral care, proprietary cleaning and disinfecting agents to meet all laundry needs and gentle bleaching agents for whiter fibers |
| Propylene Oxide (PO): produce vital intermediates for insulation without by-products |
| Pulp & Paper: biodegradable bleaching agents for high quality paper and tissues |
A commitment to excellence and innovation by :
Listening to our customers and forging partnerships built around sustainable growth and value helps us design reliable, agile services.
Developing diverse and highly engaged teams sustains our global presence, propels our research and technology expertise and drives competitiveness.
Leveraging Solvay’s expertise produces unique cutting-edge solutions that meet the needs of all of our stakeholders.
Engaging our people to strive for sustainable development leads to safer and cleaner operations with lower environmental impact.
A global partner with a local presence
Not only is Solvay a market and technology leader in Peroxygen chemicals, but our impressive global presence ౼ with 18 factories around the world ౼ makes us the industry leader in terms of production capacity as well. Moreover, we were the first to develop “megafactories,” built together with our long-term partners. Today, we have three mega factories that produce hydrogen peroxides for propylene oxide on different continents. Our extensive production capacity ensures reliable supply and peace of mind for our clients.
But we’re not stopping there. We continuously challenge the status quo and invest in innovations to satisfy even the most demanding customers. With our breakthrough myH2O2® program, we install small, safe and robust satellite hydrogen peroxide production units directly at customers’ sites in remote areas. Tailored to their unique needs, this solution eliminates long supply chains and better supports our customers’ businesses.
Key Expertises
Tert-Amylbenzene, or TAB (chemical name, tert-pentylbenzene, CAS number 2049-95-8), plays a key role in a very wide spectrum of chemical processes. It is a crucial intermediate in the production of hydrogen peroxide, it serves as a building block in the synthesis of amorolfine, a potent antifungal API, and when added into rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, it prevents overheating, fire and explosion. Solvay is the sole TAB producer in Europe, offering the highest purity and quality standards in the production of three TAB grades: industrial, special and ultrapure.
AQ (2-amylanthraquinone) and EQ (2-ethylanthraquinone) are the two most commonly used carriers in the working solution of the anthraquinone process that produces Hydrogen Peroxide. Solvay, one of the leading global producers and suppliers of Hydrogen Peroxide solutions, has completed the REACH registration for the production of AQ and the REACH registration to import and sell EQ in Europe.
Production Sites
Hydrogen Peroxide
Solvay, the industry leading peroxygens supplier, delivers on its promise of effective, clean products that meet the highest quality standards across several markets.
Peracetic Acid (PAA)
As the leading global supplier of high quality Peracetic Acid, Solvay draws upon years of experience to formulate this highly effective biocide for use in a growing number of applications.