Contact Other countries ABOUT SOLVAY LOCATIONS MARKETS & PRODUCTS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION CURRENT CAREER Product finder Search: Locations Genthin useful information Tweeter e-mailTo press Interesting facts about the Genthin plant Solvay produces special skin-friendly surfactants in Genthin Genthin is Solvay's newest location in Germany. After the groundbreaking in July 2013, it was inaugurated in September 2014. He has created 30 new jobs in the Genthiner industrial park. Special surfactants made from Genthin, for example, give shampoos functional properties: They provide a cleaning effect, dispersing and moisturizing properties as well as texture. Proximity to customers as a location advantage " This investment illustrates our determination to expand our leading position as a manufacturer of specialty surfactants in Europe and to support our local customers in their growth, " said Emmanuel Butstraen, Head of the Novecare Global Business Unit at the inauguration. The investing Solvay business unit Novecare has 37 production and seven research sites worldwide, including one in Germany for the first time since 2014. “ Germany is definitely one of the most important countries for our growth in Germany and Central Europe, ” commented Patrice Pinsard, Head of Solvay Novecare in Europe. " This new location completes our presence with now five production locations in Europe and gives us additional competitive advantages ." " We are pleased that Solvay is investing in Genthin as an international chemical group ", commented Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Dr. Pure Haseloff. "The fact that the Solvay Group is opening its second location in Saxony-Anhalt confirms our economic policy of making the state attractive for international industry as well." The new Solvay location in the Genthin industrial park enables close cooperation with customers in Germany and Central Europe. It supplies markets for cleaning, care and hygiene products, pesticides and the oil and gas industry. This expansion of global production capacities will enable Solvay to meet the growing demand for pH-neutral cleaning agents, so-called amphoteric surfactants. Samples were initially produced in Genthin in order to then commence continuous industrial production. Global business unit Novecare The Genthin plant is part of the Novecare Global Business Unit (GBU). It is a leading supplier of specialty surfactants, polymers, amines, guar and phosphorus derivatives. The GBU develops preparations that are used in shampoos, detergents and cleaning agents, paints and varnishes, lubricants and in the oil and natural gas industry in crop protection and mining. Whether cleaning, dispersing, gelling, wetting, softening or texturing - the recipes influence the functionality and properties of liquids in a variety of ways. Novecare has 37 production and seven research locations worldwide. Locations Ahaus Bad Hönningen Bad Wimpfen Bernburg Frankfurt Freiburg Genthin useful information Hanau Hanover Rheinberg Novecare innovation Examples from Germany Research in Germany sustainability In practice Press Current Events Videos Career Job offers in Germany education Contact|imprint|Disclaimer|data protection| Sitemap © Solvay 2014