Research and development facilities as well as manufacturing plants are well located

• in the United States, Torrance (CA) and Girindus facility in Cincinnati (OH),

                         Torrance (CA)                     Cincinnati (OH)                          

• in Europe, in Belgium (Brussels), in France (Salin de Giraud).

                              Brussels                                Salin de Giraud                       

Girindus is a company independent of Solvay in which Solvay has a shareholding of 75%