Solvay signs jv deal with Chinese company to produce fluorochemicals

摘要

Solvay has signed an agreement with Zhejiang Lantian Environmental Protec-tion Hi-Tech Co Ltd.for the creation of a joint venture for the production and supply of hydrogen fluoride(HF)in China.HF is an essential building block for many high-value added fluorinated products.Pending the relevant regulatory approvals,the joint venture is scheduled to start operating in 2007,under the name Zhejiang Lansol Fluorchem Co Ltd.