Solvay Werke#

Solvay Werke (Ebensee Solvay Werke), ammonia soda production, established at Ebensee (Upper Austria) jointly by the "Association for Chemical and Metallurgical Production" (Aussig/Elbe) and the Belgian family enterprise, Solvay & Cie, in 1885. Developed into a large-scale enterprise with production sites in Bohemia, Galicia and Bosnia, the range of products was extended continuously (calcium carbonate, wood preserving agent, chemical building materials). After World War II sole ownership by the Belgian family business Solvay & Cie. S. A. Turnover (as of 1993) ATS 1.8 billion, 893 employees.