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Solvay S.A. (Basic Chemicals)
Post-December 2023 split Solvay (retained basic chemicals after Syensqo spinoff); produces Bicar®pharma — the leading European pharmaceutical-grade sodium bicarbonate brand for hemodialysis; API manufactured at Dombasle-sur-Meurthe (France), Torrelavega (Spain), and Map Ta Phut (Thailand); certified GMP and holds CEP (Certificate of European Pharmacopoeia); dominant European/EMEA supplier for dialysis bicarbonate concentrate
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Solvay Dombasle-sur-Meurthe France →
FRGrand Est · processing
Historic Solvay industrial site in Lorraine, France; produces Bicar®pharma hemodialysis-grade sodium bicarbonate as an API under GMP conditions; one of three Solvay Bicar pharma production sites (with Torrelavega Spain and Map Ta Phut Thailand); serves European, Middle Eastern and African dialysis concentrate market; largest European pharmaceutical bicarbonate facility
Solvay Torrelavega Spain →
ESCantabria · processing
Solvay Torrelavega chemical complex in Cantabria, Spain; one of three Solvay Bicar pharma production sites for hemodialysis-grade pharmaceutical sodium bicarbonate; GMP-certified API production; second European Bicar pharma manufacturing location providing European supply redundancy
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Soda Ash & Sodium Bicarbonate
40%Silica & Vectrasil
25%Hydrogen Peroxide & Peroxygens
25%Other Basic Chemicals
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Note2024
Solvay produces Bicar®pharma hemodialysis sodium bicarbonate at three manufacturing sites — Dombasle-sur-Meurthe (France), Torrelavega (Spain), and Map Ta Phut (Thailand) — creating the most geographically diversified pharmaceutical bicarbonate production network among major suppliers. The Thailand site (Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate) was strategically placed to serve Asia-Pacific dialysis markets and reduce freight distances from European plants to East Asian dialysis concentrate manufacturers. This three-continent production footprint gives Solvay supply resilience advantages over Church & Dwight's US-only pharmaceutical grade production.
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