30 septiembre, 2008Plastic Pipes XIV Conference. Let's have a look to the presentation done by Mr Joël Fumire, Pipes & Fittings expert of SolVin, under the banner of PVC4PIPES, at PP XIV, the international conference for Plastic Pipes in Budapest (H), that took place end of Septembre 2008, and gather hundreds of attendees.
You will discover an indepth scientific analysis of the chemical resistance of PVC pipes against disinfectants, versus some traditional material. [EN]
01 julio, 2008SolVin as part of the Plastics industry welcomes agreement on EU Waste Framework Directive. SolVin welcomes the adoption of the revised EU Waste Framework Directive by the European Parliament. Discover more about it. [EN]-[FR]
26 junio, 2008BRE Green Guide Results Announced on PVC-U Windows. Discover the press release from the BPF, which has now been issued to the press concerning the BRE Green Guide Results Announced on PVC-U Windows. [EN]
13 junio, 2008Wood Plastic Composite 2008 Conference - programme announced. Wood Plastic Composite (AMI) is now a reference among the international conferences about natural fiber composites.
Discover more about it. [EN]
12 junio, 2008PVC-U windows win green rating. Green Guide acknowledges their essential role in sustainable construction.
Discover the article published in the PRW newsletter. [EN]
11 junio, 2008BASF plasticisers customer event. Discover the presentation done by Uwe Dietsch at the BASF plasticisers customer event on May 15th, 2008. [EN]
26 mayo, 2008PlastPol 2008. SolVin will be present at PLASTPOL between May 27th and 30rd, to show its wide range of Vinyls, along with all Solvay Plastics, in Hall B-37. [EN]
23 mayo, 2008Plastics Pipes XIV Conference - the official launch. You will want to attend this event, because Plastics Pipes XIV Conference will advance technological exchange between the suppliers, producers and end-users, and also because this is the first event of 2008 with 100 different presentations and 500 attendees from all around the world! [EN]
28 abril, 2008Plastic Pipes 2008 Conference (Creon). Let's have a look to the presentation done by Mr Bruno van der Wielen, President of PVC4Pipes, at the Plastic Pipes 2008 Conference in Moscow. [EN]
28 abril, 2008The 10th International PVC Conference. Let's have a look to the presentations done by the SolVin's experts, during the 10th International PVC Conference at the Brighton Dome in UK. [EN]
25 abril, 2008Polymer Sourcing Conference (AMI). Let's have a look to the presentation done by Mr Christian Backaert, Supply Chain Manager, at the Polymer Sourcing Conference in Barcelona. [EN]
14 marzo, 2008Cables 2008 - Vinyloop Ferrara, a beautiful reality in PVC recycling.
CABLES 2008, one of the major conference about cables & wires occured on March, 5th in Cologne. Mr Giovanni Piras presented the Vinyloop Ferrara business, detailing the last advances in the process of treating PVC Composites to manufacture R-PVC, a plasticised PVC compound. [EN]-[DE]
18 febrero, 2008PVC Design Newsletter n°8. Nice vinyl objects for our today's living environment are presented in the 8th issue of the PVCDesign Newsletter published by ECVM.
Enjoy the reading and discover how designers can innovate with our product! [EN]
06 febrero, 2008Harriman Conference 2007. Do you want to know more about innovation in PVC and about SolVin Awards results? Discover the presentation of Richard Thommeret. [EN]
28 enero, 2008Fair Interplastica 2008. SolVin will be present at the next important plastic fair in Russia : INTERPLASTICA 2008, from January 29 to February 1st. SolVin will be presenting its vinyl products and innovations on a common booth with other Solvay Plastics business. [EN]
16 enero, 2008Vinyl Foundation: let us give the means to hold our commitments! On December 5th of last year, all the European converters, partners of Vinyl 2010 ®, established the Vinyl Foundation. It is about an independent additional organization created specially to harvest donations of contribution to the financing of the plans of collection and harvest already set up, but also - and especially! - of their reproduction everywhere in Europe. [EN]
20 diciembre, 2007Brasilian SolVin PVC produced from salt and sugar. Solvay Indupa has recently approved a further USD 135 million investment program to expand and increase the competitiveness of its vinyls production plant of Santo Andre, Brazil. This second stage of expansion comprises the creation of an integrated plant to produce ethylene with ethanol originating from sugar cane. Ethylene is one of the two main feedstocks needed to manufacture polyvinyl chloride (PVC) - together with chlorine, which is produced through a salt-based electrolysis process. [EN]
19 diciembre, 20073rd SolVin Award for PVC Innovation...the book is available now! This 3rd edition is again a success and demonstrates how all actors along the vinyl chain, from designers to recyclers, can contribute to the innovation in PVC.
The brand new leaflet is available now, showing the complete list of all 107 projects with a summary and the contact person, if you want to know more...you can download it here.
Enjoy and discover 2007 PVC Innovations!
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31 octubre, 2007 La revista SolVin para profesionales del PVC cambia su imagen. Contiene más páginas para una mayor información...
Descargue ya su Wave nº 15.
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18 septiembre, 2007Solvay displays its products at the Brasilplast fair 2007. At the Brasilplast fair, Solvay displays the company’s products and their practical applications to its customers... [EN]-[FR]
30 agosto, 2007Interview of Mr Pleska: Solvay will grow in vinyls without acquisitions. Belgium's PVC and specialty chemicals producer Solvay will shun the acquisitions market as it seeks to grow its vinyls production to meet increasing demand across Europe, Jean-Pierre Pleska, General Manager of Solvay's strategic business unit for vinyls, told Platts in an interview. [EN]
01 agosto, 2007You want to learn more about the PVC Pipes markets in Central & Eastern Europe? Let's have a look to the presentation done by Mr Joël Fumire, Pipes & Fittings expert of SolVin, at the 3rd conference of "Chlor-Vinyls Russia and CEE Markets" - June 1st, 2007 in Warsaw (PL).
You will discover an analysis of the pipe market consumptions by country and a focus on the main applications for PVC owing to its cost/performance advantages versus traditional materials, specialy in this geographic area. [EN]
24 julio, 2007SolVin moves to reap sustainable benefits from dynamic vinyls market. SolVin moves to reap sustainable benefits from dynamic vinyls market, and is planning to expand the capacity of its plant in Jemeppe (Belgium), with the state-of-the-art technologies, to go on stream in 2009. [EN]-[FR]-[NL]
30 junio, 2007Pipe Technology News from TEPPFA. Dutch research confirms that PVC pressure water pipes could last more than 100 years. Please find more on the TEPPFA newsletter. [EN]
28 junio, 2007SolVin and SIBUR set up a JV for PVC Complex Construction: RusVinyl LLC. Solvay and SolVin announce today that they have signed a joint venture agreement with Sibur LLC, an affiliate of Gazprom to build Russia's first world-scale, fully integrated vinyls plant in Kstovo, in the Nizhny Novgorod region. [EN]-[FR]-[NL]
27 junio, 2007Plastic Pressure Pipes 2007 Conference. Which connection system will you choose for PVC Piping? Are you sure you know all connection systems you can use for joining PVC pipes?
Discover the presentation of Mr Joël Fumire, Pipes & Fittings expert of SolVin, at the next AMI conference :"Plastic Pressure Pipes" - June 26th, 2007 in Dusseldorf (D). [EN]
11 junio, 2007104 entries for the third SolVin Awards 2007 for PVC Innovation: a big success! 104 contestants applied for the third SolVin Awards 2007 for PVC Innovation, which will distinguish five of them at a ceremony to be held on October 29th 2007 during the Kunststoffe 2007 Fair in Düsseldorf (D). [EN]-[FR]-[DE]
07 junio, 2007The Plastic Pressure Pipes 2007 Conference. Which connection system will you choose for PVC Piping ?
Are you sure you know all connection systems you can use for joining PVC pipes ?
From simple socket to gluing and welding, the presentation of Mr Joël Fumire, Pipes & Fittings expert of SolVin, at the next AMI conference :"Plastic Presure Pipes" - June 26th, 2007 in Dusseldorf (D), will tell you all the advantages and drawbacks of those techniques.
Do you know laserwelding, and the latest advances in performance for Vinyls ?
You will discover all its potentialities for PVC pipes, and learn that welding versus gluing offers more resistance, based on recent tests performed by SolVin.
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10 mayo, 2007SolVin is proud to announce the release of the Progress Report 2007. We are glad to report a massive growth in the recycling figures, jumping from 39,000 tonnes recycled PVC in 2005 to 83,000 tonnes in 2006. This means that for the second consecutive year, Vinyl 2010 more than doubled its recycling figures. This and many more achievements are outlined in the Progress Report. [EN]-[FR]-[NL]
09 mayo, 2007SolVin launches a long-awaited aqueous dispersion for the paint industry. SolVin is launching, in the Diofan® product line, a brand-new polyvinylidene chloride aqueous dispersion grade called Diofan® P 510 for the manufacturing of anticorrosion and protective paints, at the European Coatings Show 2007 in Nuremberg (Germany). [EN]
23 abril, 2007Wave 14 - New look! The PVC world never stands still. New products, new markets, new regulations, etc. We at SolVin aim to provide professionals in the sector with a source of relevant information, covering our favourite subject with 28 pages of vinyl news. [EN]-[NL]
15 marzo, 2007The Plastprogres 2007 Conference. Mrs Claudine Bloyaert, Technical Market Development of PVC Profiles for SolVin has presented on March, 15th 2007 an interesting overview about Wood Plastics Composites (WPC), at the PLASTPROGRES'07 conference held in Belgrade. [EN]-[NL]
07 marzo, 2007The Cables 2007 Conference. Dr Rick Whiteley, an international toxicologist expert, has presented a paper under the name of SolVin at the CABLES 2007conference (organised by AMI) held in Cologne, on March, 6th, 2007. The title of the paper is :"Should Toxicity of Fire effluents be measured ? and, if so, How ?".
The aim of this paper is to have a neutral expert's eye looking at the toxicity of plastics materials during a fire, and try to analyse if some real differences are observed between them and wether it is relevant to keep this criteria. May be other criterias like electrical insulation, mecanical propeties, fire resistance, etc... are much more relevant ?
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07 febrero, 2007The Wood Plastic Composite Conference. Discover the presentation of Claudine Bloyaert at the Wood Plastic Composite Conference held on February 7th and 8th, 2007, in Vienna. [EN]
24 enero, 2007The 3rd Annual CEE Chemical and Petrochemical Conference. Discover the presentation of Eva Timar at the 3rd Annual CEE Chemical and Petrochemical Conference, held on January 23-24, 2007 in Budapest. [EN]
15 diciembre, 2006Solvay & SolVin partners in the “SANTO” expedition to the Vanuatu Islands: the most ambitious international scientific mission in the field of biodiversity. In partnership with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, the Solvay Group and SolVin are pleased to announce their participation in the most ambitious international scientific mission ever undertaken in the field of biodiversity: the SANTO 2006. [EN]-[NL]
04 diciembre, 2006Windows hold the key to Europe's energy efficiency drive. The Hermes study about energy saving by modern windows (commissioned and presented by EPPA and PVCplus in spring)was this week presented on the profiles conference in Brussels. EPPA and PVCplus took the opportunity to publish a press release. [EN]
27 noviembre, 2006SolVin launches NanoVin, a vinyl nanocomposite "smart material". Solvay announces today that its vinyls joint venture in Europe, SolVin, is launching NanoVin®, an innovative nanocomposite combining polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and nanoparticles of clay.
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15 noviembre, 2006The Plastics Pipes XIII Conference. Discover the presentation of Mr Joël Fumire at the Plastics Pipes XIII Conference held in Washington on October 2006.
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14 noviembre, 2006The Sixth Global PVC Conference. Discover the presentation of Bruno van der Wielen at the 6th Global PVC Conference. [EN]
07 noviembre, 2006The Loughborough PVC Conference. Discover the presentation of Mr Eric Vandevijver. [EN]
22 septiembre, 2006Solvay pionners e-billing solution in Europe Within the frame of its e-business strategy, SolVin is providing this service to its customers, among other tools like the on-line ordering. [EN]
26 junio, 2006Atex Directive : Solvin position paper on application to PVC powder. The risk of PVC dust explosion is extremely low. Discover our additional information. [EN]
13 marzo, 2006Internorm - Award for SolVin at the Ball on 24th January 2006 SOLVIN received in Vienna the Award of the Top Supplier in 2005 from the Austrian company INTERNORM. [EN]
16 febrero, 2006Football World Championship Berlin's Radio and Television Tower wrapped up with PVC. [EN]
03 febrero, 2006Winter Olympics of Torino The XXth Olympic Winter games will be hosted by some eight locations in the Italian Alps. [EN]-[FR]-[NL]
24 agosto, 2005Automotive Industry uses more and more PVC The 61st IAA will be held in Frankfurt - Germany from 15th to 25th of September. [EN]
24 agosto, 2005PVC membranes shaped as white cloud - a landmark during the World Youth Day in Cologne Under a white roof Pope Benedict celebrated an open-air mass attended by more than a million young people. [EN]-[DE]
13 julio, 2005Texyloop SAS takes a participation of 20 % in Vinyloop Ferrara SpA In Ferrara, in the North of Italy, Texyloop, the very innovative process to recycle composite tarpaulins (PVC-Polyester), will be embedded. [EN]
15 junio, 2005Unraveling the distribution of mega-biodiversity in complex ecosystems. Relationships between vertical gradients and beta-diversity of arthropods in tropical rainforests. [EN]
11 mayo, 2005Substituting plastics with more traditional material would jeopardise the EU-15 Kyoto target Substituting plastics, where possible, by more traditional materials [EN]-[FR]-[DE]
13 abril, 2005UK: Recycling of organic-coated steels and the potential recycling of organic-coated steels show very low dioxin emissions. There were concerns that, because of the nature of this material, there was a potential for dioxin formation leading to increased emissions. [EN]
13 abril, 2005EU: Good practices guide on waste plastics recycling, a guide by and for local and regional authorities. This guide seeks to bring together information from many sources to help L/RAs indentifiy the practical issues. [EN]
12 abril, 2005SolVins contribution to ECVM Vinyls 2010 Voluntary commitment and Responsible Care 100% of compliance of ECVM Industry Charter for the environmental parameters of VCM emission in the production of Emulsion PVC. [EN]-[FR]-[DE]
25 marzo, 2005Competitive Second Generation process at Vinyloop Ferrara Vinyloop Ferrara SpA improves further competitiveness. [EN]
25 marzo, 2005Swiss glacier protected by PVC The glacier of Gurschen will be covered by a foamed PVC foil. [EN]-[FR]
03 marzo, 2005The Gates by Christo The famous "The gates" exposition in New York Central Park [EN]-[DE]
11 febrero, 2005Oriented PVC Piping With high speed trains soon travelling close to Martorell site, the pipeline carrying salt water from the plant to the sea needed rerouting. [EN]
12 enero, 2005USGBC draft report shows vinyl building products have comparable impacts to products made of competing materials Expert group recommends no credit for eliminating vinyl or 'any particular material' [EN]
05 enero, 2005State of New-York Since Jan.1, plastic pipe is accepted throughout all buildings. [EN]
10 diciembre, 2004 This new product is an inflatable PVC mattress [EN]
09 noviembre, 2004Solvay launches its vinyls technology in China with ground-breaking license agreement Solvay SA announces today that it has signed a license agreement to supply its vinyl chloride monomer technology to Singpu Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. for the construction of a new production unit in Taixing (Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China). [EN]-[FR]
02 septiembre, 2004Solvay Confirms Intention to Create Hydrogen Peroxide Joint Venture with BASF Solvay Innovative Megaplant based on Solvay Technology to be built in Antwerp (B). [EN]-[FR]
08 marzo, 2004Switzerland: Recycling of Plastics in Switzerland and lack of environmental impact of PVC incineration The impact of plastics in municipal waste incineration was evaluated in this study. [EN]
04 marzo, 2004UK: Thermal Treatment of Waste and Sustainability: An Evaluation Using the Natural Step Framework The 2020 Vision report explores the sustainability implications of various thermal treatment technologies for waste handling [EN]
01 marzo, 2004EU: EU Risk assessments on phthalate plasticiser DINP and DIDP The final Summary and Full EU Risk Assessment reports on DINP and DIDP have been published by the European Commission's European Chemical Bureau (ECB). [EN]
16 febrero, 20041954-2004: 50 years of PVC windows! Rectangular PVC window frames celebrate round-numbered anniversary. [EN]-[FR]
13 febrero, 2004PVC and ski: flexible and tough Sturdy, extra-resistant ski poles of PVC are indispensable to downhill racing safety. [EN]-[FR]
09 enero, 2004Aircraft from Austria Conquer World Market:
High-tech PVC Plays Leading Role in Small Aircraft Construction Innovative design, extremely low fuel consumption, and high-tech PVC-based special bonding agents have made Austria a world leader in the small aircraft construction sector. [EN]-[FR]-[DE]
28 noviembre, 2003New life for PVC: silence A new innovative application, essentially made of recycled post consumer PVC, in the form of a sound barrier along our highways was set up industrially by the company Deceuninck. [EN]-[FR]-[NL]-[DE]
22 septiembre, 2003IBISCA Mission for the SolVinBretzel in Panama From 22 September to 31 October 2003, the “SolVinBretzel” Canopy Raft will be taking part in a new scientific adventure. This time it will host twenty international scientists on top of Panama’s tropical forest for an international research mission into insect biodiversity. [EN]-[FR]-[NL]-[DE]
19 septiembre, 2003Thailand - Houses built nearly entirely with PVC Combining the appearance of wood with the qualities of PVC is particularly well-advised under this climate conditions.
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01 septiembre, 2003Welcome to the new SolVin PVC site We are proud to introduce you to the new version of the SolVin site. [EN]
18 enero, 2002Solvay & SolVin partners in the “SANTO” expedition to the Vanuatu Islands: the most ambitious international scientific mission in the field of biodiversity In partnership with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, the Solvay Group and SolVin are pleased to announce their participation in the most ambitious international scientific mission ever undertaken in the field of biodiversity: the SANTO 2006. [EN]
