SOLVAY DEVELOPS ON-SITE FLUORINE GAS PRODUCTION UNITS TO DRAMATICALLY DECREASE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE PHOTOVOLTAIC AND SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
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Brussels, 23 August 2011, at 7:30 a.m. (Brussels time)
SOLVAY DEVELOPS ON-SITE FLUORINE GAS PRODUCTION UNITS TO DRAMATICALLY DECREASE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE PHOTOVOLTAIC AND SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
New cost-effective F(2) production units enable substitution of potent
greenhouse gas NF(3) in photovoltaic, semiconductor and display industry
Solvay announced today that it is going to test a new on-site electronic grade
fluorine gas (F(2))( )production unit at its industrial site in Onsan, Korea.
After testing, the unit will be installed at a customer site. This production
equipment with a capacity of 100 metric tons electronic grade F(2) gas per year
makes it possible to produce this rather limited quantity in cost-effective way.
And as the device is modular, it is easy to increase capacity if needed.
F(2) is a good replacement for nitrogen trifluoride gas (NF(3)) as cleaning gas
in the photovoltaic, semiconductor and display industry as F(2) has no global
warming potential compared to NF(3) which is a 17,200 times more potent
greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide (CO(2)). Furthermore, replacing NF(3) with
fluorine gas decreases both the consumed gas volume and the cleaning time, which
both enable the customers to increase productivity.
"With this breakthrough technology we can offer our customers tailor-made
solutions whatever their needs. With its long-standing experience as Fluor
producer, Solvay is the only company able to offer to customers a reliable and
optimal solution for any quantity, from a limited number of kilos to several
hundred tons pure fluorine gas per year," says Bernd Wilkes, Senior Executive
Vice President of Solvay's Global Business Unit Special Chemicals.
"This proprietary technology combines significant advantages for the environment
with clear productivity improvements and cost savings for the customers, which
brings Solvay once again a step closer to becoming a global leader in
sustainable chemistry," he adds.
SOLVAY is an international industrial Group active in Chemistry. It offers a
broad range of products and solutions that contribute to improving quality of
life. The Group is headquartered in Brussels and employs about 14,800 people in
40 countries. In 2010, its consolidated sales amounted to EUR 7.1 billion.
Solvay is listed on the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Brussels, Belgium (NYSE
Euronext: SOLB.BE - Bloomberg: SOLB.BB - Reuters: SOLBt.BR). Details are
available at www.solvay.com.
For further information please contact:
ERIK DE LEYE PATRICK VERELST
Corporate Press Officer Head of Investor Relations
SOLVAY S.A. SOLVAY S.A.
Tel: +32 2 509 7230 Tel. +32 2 509 7243
erik.deleye(at)solvay.com patrick.verelst(at)solvay.com
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