Unipar Carbocloro concluded today

the final phase of the acquisition of Solvay Indupa.

The transaction was announced on May 2nd

and was approved by Brazil's antitrust authority CADE

on December 7th.

With the integration of the plants

acquired from Solvay Indupa, Unipar Carbocloro

is now Latin America’s larger producer caustic soda

and chlorine and

second-largest producer of PVC,

with installed capacity of

* 510,000 tons of PVC,

* 670,000 tons of chlorine and

* 750,000 tons of caustic soda.

The combined company includes

the Unipar Carbocloro plant in Cubatão,

on the coast of São Paulo state, Brazil, and

two plants that will operate

under the name Unipar Indupa  –

* one unit in Santo André, in the São Paulo metropolitan area,

* and another in Bahía Blanca, in Argentina. 

Unipar Carbocloro has studied the PVC industry

as a natural extension

of its caustic soda and chlorine operations.

The acquisition of Solvay Indupa

will enable the company to enter this market

with the adequate scale

to compete effectively with other players.

Pércio de Souza,

Chairman of the board

“Unipar is raising its scale and entering a new market,

 with international operations.

 Our challenge will be to prepare the company  

 to take further steps and pursue new aspirations,”

The integration process will begin immediately.

During this period, the company will assess

both companies’ operations,

seek to capture synergy gains,

adjust processes and pursue adequate results.

Production operations at industrial units

will continue normally. The information technology systems

will be integrated gradually.

Aníbal do Vale,

CEO of the company

“We will proceed very carefully to minimize

 any impacts on our stakeholders,”