Solvay reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(859 total reviews)
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Philippe KEHREN

93% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Solvay has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 859 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Solvay employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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859 reviews
3.0
Jan 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is very paternalistic and really tries to take care of the employees. Salaries are among the highest for the industry, which has its positives and negatives.

Cons

Very political atmosphere. Found I had to play along with office politics, while ignoring the nepotism and cronyism to get along. Far too much favoritism. HR had way too much power and too frequently interjected in my department's issues when not needed. Brussels dictated most decisions,eg., we needed major equipment overhaul; however, we could not get this approved. Somehow the plant is working, but it is scary.

2.0
Jul 16, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great people to work with, great cultural mix of backgrounds, highly qualified chemists working in the trenches on a daily basis.

Cons

upper management is clueless about technology, people are promoted based on political agenda of the company as a whole, rather than qualifications.

3.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great salaries, above other chemical industries average salaries for a similar position

Cons

the workload is hectic and the stress level is beyond what is bearable (despite the zen attitude displayed by the management)

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Solvay Response
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Thank you for your transparent and constructive feedback. At Solvay, we highly value the best management of workload and stress. To support our collective commitment to wellbeing, we've launched local well-being initiatives (eg: home ergonomics, quick massage on-site, etc) and workload assessment discussion. Thank you for your contribution and nice continuation with us!
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