Solvay

Solvay is a European pharmaceutical company.

Its website gives the following account of its lobbying activities:

The Solvay Group looks back on a rich heritage of “corporate citizenship” dating back to its very founder, Ernest Solvay. Pursuing this tradition, the Solvay Group aims at maintaining a close and mutually beneficial dialogue with Public Authorities and administration, and Members of Parliaments to foster common interests, hence contributing to the sustainable development of our society.

The mission of Government & Public Affairs therefore is to

• Promote, coordinate and advocate in accordance with Solvay’s values the Group’s interests and long term vision towards public authorities within the highly regulated environment of the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry
• Raise the Group’s awareness on the general political context, on the main challenges faced by public authorities, and on more specific policy issues
• Promote the Group’s reputation within public authorities

Work in business associations

Having chemical and pharmaceutical activities, Solvay is active in many relevant local, regional, national and supra-national business associations, especially in geographical areas where Solvay holds industrial activities. At European level and in the US, Solvay is i. a. member of the following ones:

• ERT European Round Table of Industrialists (www.ert.be)
• Businesseurope (former UNICE) The Confederation of European Business represents more than 20 million small, medium and large companies (www.businesseurope.eu)
• CEFIC European Council of the Chemicals Industries (www.cefic.be)
• ACC American Chemistry Council (www.americanchemistry.com)
• Plastics Europe European associations of plastics manufacturers (www.plasticseurope.org)
• EFPIA Research-based pharmaceutical industry operating in Europe (www.efpia.com)
• EVM European Vaccine Manufacturers (http://www.evm-vaccines.org/index.htm)
• PhRMA Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (www.phrma.org)

With its industrial, scientific and social expertise Solvay actively contributes to their activities and to the formulation of their position statements on the topics most relevant for Solvay.

People

• Corporate Government & Public Affairs Alexis Brouhns - Tel.: + 32 2 509 6122
• Pharmaceuticals: Joachim Wegener - Tel.: +49 511 857 2974

Government & Public Affairs representatives in selected countries or areas:

• Bulgaria - Anna Mincheva - Tel.: + 35 951995770
• France - Francois Denis - Tel.: + 33 1 407 580 20
• Germany - Christoph Hotter - Tel.: + 49 511 857 3131
• Italy - Giuseppe Malinverno - Tel.: + 39 022 909 2393
• NAFTA - Patroski Lawson - Tel.: +1 (770) 578-5654
• Spain - Francisco Nunez - Tel.: + 34 933 65 26 23