# Solvay and INEOS plan JV for European PVC production

Solvay and INEOS signed a Letter of Intent to combine their European chlorvinyls activities into a 50-50 joint venture, creating a top-three global PVC producer with pro-forma net sales of EUR 4.3 billion.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2020-04-09
- Status: announced
- Products: polyvinyl chloride (PVC), caustic soda, chlorine derivatives
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Solvay](https://endata.com/companies/1830.md) (partner)
- [INEOS](https://endata.com/companies/9807.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [manufacturing-journal.net](https://www.manufacturing-journal.net/press-release/2279-solvay-and-ineos-join-forces-to-create-a-world-class-pvc-producer), 2020-04-09: "This proposed partnership is an ambitious and value-creating industrial project."

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