SOLVAY CONFIRMS ACCIDENTAL PUBLICATION OF QUARTERLY RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS

Brussels, July 25, 2011, for immediate release
 
     Solvay confirms ACCIDENTAL PUBLICATION OF QUARTERLY RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS
 
Solvay  announced that a technical  incident accidentally caused the publication
on the website of the Group of the following text today at 15:27h:
 
"July 28, 2011
First half 2011 results
 
Excellent operating result in the 2(nd) quarter of 2011:
REBITDA (EUR 304 million) up by 12% compared to the 2(nd) quarter of 2010
  * Increase in sales volume (+4%) reflecting very sustained overall global
    activity
  * Higher sales prices (+11%) compensating for rise in energy costs
  * Operating margin - REBITDA on sales - stable at 18%
  * Net result of EUR 111 million, greatly improved from last year
  * Launch of a friendly cash offer for Rhodia on June 15, 2011"
 
The  text is confirmed by the Group. The entire results report will be published
on 28 July 2011 at 7:30 on the website of the Solvay Group.
 
SOLVAY  is an  international industrial  Group active  in Chemistry. It offers a
broad  range of products  and solutions that  contribute to improving quality of
life.  The Group is headquartered in Brussels and employs about 17,000 people in
40 countries.  In  2009, its  consolidated  sales  amounted  to EUR 8.5 billion.
Solvay is listed on the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Brussels (NYSE Euronext:
SOLB.BE  - Bloomberg:  SOLB.BB -  Reuters: SOLBt.BR).  Details are  available at
www.solvay.com.
 
For further information please contact:
 
 ERIK DE LEYE              PATRICK VERELST
 
 Corporate Press Officer   Head of Investor Relations
 
 SOLVAY S.A.               SOLVAY S.A.
 
 Tel: +32 2 509 7230       Tel. +32 2 509 7243
 
 erik.deleye@solvay.com    patrick.verelst@solvay.com
 
 www.solvaypress.com       www.solvay-investors.com
 
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