Silox inaugurated its new Research & Innovation Centre (RIC) in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium.

The new facility will complement its existing research and development activities that, to date, will mainly focus on the core inorganic chemicals activities of the group, to include the innovation areas in which Silox plans to invest going forward.

The RIC will focus on fundamental research, enhancing the circularity and sustainability of its current product portfolio, and new developments for recycling valuable materials with a focus on critical metals. The RIC is expected to be fully operational by the 2nd quarter of 2025.

The RIC will also act as an incubation centre to develop new products, support new application developments for new market needs and complement research needs of the global group entities. The initial investment represents roughly €2 million and will be enhanced in future to meet the emerging needs of Silox activities worldwide.

Silox group is a world leader in zinc and sulfur chemicals, anticorrosion pigments and recycling of non-ferrous metal-bearing complex residues.

Silox India Private Limited (SIPL) is a JV company between Silox (Belgium) and Transpek group (India). It is the largest manufacturer of sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate (Safolite) and zinc formaldehyde sulfoxylate (Safolin) in the world.