April 17, 2015 | Solvay Specialty Polymers Launches PEEK Polymer Expansion in Augusta Solvay Specialty Polymers USA launched an expansion at its Augusta manufacturing facility to install the first world-scale polyether-etherketone (PEEK) resin production unit in the U.S., supporting demand for KetaSpire?? and AvaSpire?? ultra-polymers used in medical devices and other applications.