- CEO
- Michael Radossich
- Full Time Employees
- 13,515
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: major diversified
- Address
- Rue de la Fusée 98 Brussels BU Belgium 1130
- IPO Date
- Dec 11, 2023
- Business
- Syensqo SA/NV Syensqo SA/NV engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of advanced specialty materials and chemicals for industrial and consumer applications worldwide. The company operates through two primary segments, Materials and Consumer & Resources; the Materials segment encompasses high-performance polymers including aromatic polyamides, sulfones, fluoropolymers, polyethylene, polyolefins, and polyvinylidene chloride, as well as composites materials serving automotive, aerospace, defense, and electronics markets; the Consumer & Resources segment provides specialty solutions such as surfactants (amphoteric, anionic, cationic, non-ionic), amines (amine ether, fatty amines, specialty amines), antioxidants, stabilizers, flavors and fragrances (vanillin, ethylvanillin, natural vanillin, cyclopentanone), lithium chemicals, diphenols, hydrocarbon monomers, phosphorus specialties, biobased and synthetic polymers, inverse emulsion polymers, specialty monomers, green solvents, flame retardants, and nitric acid, targeting agro, personal care, food, batteries, green hydrogen, renewable materials, biotechnology, electronics, healthcare, energy, and environmental sectors. Syensqo maintains 62 industrial sites, 12 major R&D centers, and over 1,800 patent families, employing approximately 13,000 people across 30 countries. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the company traces its origins to 1863 through its predecessor but was incorporated in February 2023 and publicly listed on Euronext Brussels in December 2023 following a partial demerger from Solvay SA. Recent developments include the sale of its liquid crystal polymer neat resin business asset to Sumitomo Chemical in February 2025, divestiture of its Oil & Gas business unit to SNF Group for USD 156 million in 2025, a strategic partnership framework agreement with Sinopec in April 2025 for sustainable solutions in advanced materials and chemicals across aerospace, transportation, energy, electronics, and industrial fields, an ongoing €300 million share repurchase program with tranches through 2025 including cancellations, and a leadership transition announcing Mike Radossich as incoming CEO effective January 1, 2026 succeeding Ilham Kadri.