Solvay SA

Solvay welcomes the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act (IAA) as a key instrument to strengthen Europes industrial competitiveness, reinforce strategic autonomy and accelerate the deployment of net zero technologies across the EU. Solvay also appreciates the opportunity to contribute to this consultation. Please, find our feedback attached!

The Renewable Energy Directive needs to enable the supply of clean, competitive and secured renewable energy Key points: Access to competitive low carbon energy is key, Renewables should not harm the security and the quality of supply, All renewable energies like biogas must be promoted for industrial activities, RED must safeguard the European industrial competitiveness The EU Commission has issued an Inception…

Solvay welcomes the Commission's Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) initiative, including a legislative proposal, which will aim to strengthen the EUs resilience and security of supply as regards CRMs. The supply of CRMs, such as Nickel, Cobalt, Lithium, Magnesium, Palladium, etc. are essential for the chemical industry to sustain Europes economic and environmental ambitions.

July 03, 2025 The future of the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme Solvay S.A. Position Paper We emphasize the crucial need for the EU to implement changes that provide robust carbon leakage protection, ensure fair and harmonized cost compensation, and introduce realistic and flexible pathways for emission reduction. 1.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Solvay welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commission’s Roadmap on Sustainable Products Initiative. The chemical industry is highly committed to bringing products to the market that are safe and have a low environmental impact, while maximising value for the consumers and the society. Innovation continues in search of more resource efficient and circular products.

1) Solvay would welcome a comprehensive additional instrument to ETS addressing all aspects of trade competitiveness related to carbon leakage Solvay welcomes the intent of the Commission to try safeguarding the international competitiveness of the relevant sectors in light of increasing asymmetric climate ambitions and policy implementation of the EU compared to the rest of the world.

1. Solvay welcomes the EU intent to safeguard the competitiveness of EU industries. The EU wants to become the first continent carbon neutral in 2050 which involves a deep turnaround of all the sectors of the EU economy. New climate constraints will nevertheless mean a more severe greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) reduction path with an increased risk of carbon leakage as underlined by the Commission.

Solvay welcomes the possibility of giving its feedback on the draft Commission implementing regulation on the EU ETS benchmark values for the period 2026-2030. Product-specific benchmarks: We have no remark on the draft values of the product-specific benchmarks itself but on the process applied for updating the values. This process is not transparent enough.

The Energy Efficiency Directive needs to avoid capping energy consumption and should focus on actual efficiency: • The EED must focus on actual efficiency keeping industry growth instead of capping energy consumption which would lead to a reduction of the manufacturing production. • The revised EED objectives should not come in conflict with the provisions of other related directives such as ETS or RED.

Solvay has set itself an objective of carbon neutrality in 2040/2050 and we need an Emission trading System ( ETS) allowing us to succeed in our endeavor. The EU is leading the climate transition in the world and the ETS Directive is the essential tool for keeping at the same time our international competitiveness.

SOLVAY’s response to the Inception Impact Assessment on EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) EU ETS should remain the pivotal instrument of the European industry against the risk of carbon leakage for a successful transition 1) A new pull strategy to boost demand for low carbon products enabling a fair effort sharing Under the European Green Deal, the Commission is proposing a higher EU greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)…

Solvay asks to foresee a transition period before any tax increase to enable the energy decarbonation Solvay is concerned by the impact on the competitiveness and long-term investments decisions which will be created by the general increase of the minimum taxation levels and the cancellation of most of the possibilities for exemptions and tax reductions in particular for energy intensive industries (EIIs).

Contribution to Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment related to Energy Taxation Directive (31 March 2020) Key messages ● Keep current exemptions and apply full exemption for CHP across Member States ● Promote renewable and alternative energy fuels through tax exemptions ● Set a taxation ceiling for energy intensive consumers and avoiding also double taxation for ETS activities Background European Commission…

The contribution of renewable and low-carbon energy to achieving the 2040 target Achieving the European climate target by 2040must, above all, bebased on an effective and measurable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The European framework should therefore draw on all forms ofdecarbonisedenergy whether renewable or low-carbon provided they make a tangible contribution to reducing emissions.

Solvays climate protection program For Generations Solvay fully supports the objectives of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming by ideally 1.5 degrees Celsius. For that reason Solvay introduced its own climate protection program For Generations with ambitious goals incl. carbon neutrality by 2050. Intermediate goals are a 30% reduction of GHG emissions (Scope 1+2) and a 20% reduction (Scope 3) by 2030.

To ensure a level playing field for European producers, it is essential that a very cautious and conservative approach is adopted in recognising the carbon price in the country of origin. When crediting emissions trading in third countries, the local CO2 price is not a sufficient indicator to assess the real CO2 cost borne by the importers.

Solvay is a world leader in Fluorine Chemistry and maintains this position through innovation, utilizing its distinct knowledge for highend applications. Based on its state-of-the art manufacturing technologies Solvay offers a wide product portfolio of special fluorinated gases and liquids.

For the determination of the embedded emissions, Solvays position is that the scope should be limited to direct emissions, including the emissions linked to the heat generation.The calculation of carbon footprint of imported CBAM products shall encompass all the activities of the value chain (from cradle to European border) and all the greenhouse gas emissions associated to those activities.

Solvay answer. The new hydrogen and gas markets decarbonisation package needs to enable the supply of clean, competitive and secured gaseous energy 1) Competitive access to renewable gas and green hydrogen will be key to reach carbon neutrality in the EU Green hydrogen production will need to be competitive before becoming a viable alternative to conventional energy and should not bear high surcharges for industrial…

Solvay, as a multinational and energy-intensive chemical company, welcomes the initiative on an EU action plan to accelerate electrification within the EU. Electrification is a major contributor to the replacement of fossil fuels and must therefore be started promptly to meet the EU's ambitious emissions targets.

Energy efficiency must help to decarbonize the economy Achieving the European climate target by 2040 must, above all, be based on an effective and measurable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, in line with the path towards carbon neutrality in 2050.

The CBAM product benchmarks shall be defined by using a similar methodology than the one used for determining the EU ETS product benchmarks. The benchmark scope shall take into account process emissions, direct emissions linked to energy consumption and indirect emissions linked to purchased heat.

SOLVAY welcomes the possibility to provide feedback on the draft amending Regulation 2018/2066. The regulation under revision represents an opportunity > to remove a competition distortion situation amongst bicarbonate producers and > to avoid double counting and reporting of the same quantity of CO2 bound into sodium bicarbonate. 1.