Tag Archives: Arkema

Arkema invests in a French start-up specialized in high performance batteries

(PRESS RELEASE) COLOMBES, 5-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Arkema (EPA: AKE), a French specialty chemicals and advanced materials company, has announced it took part of Verkor’s recent €100 million round thus becoming a shareholder and technological partner of the startup. The … Read the full press release

Arkema acquires high-performance thermobonding adhesive powders specialist Fixatti

(PRESS RELEASE) COLOMBES, France, 20-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Specialty chemicals and advanced materials company, Arkema announces the proposed acquisition of Fixatti, a company specialized in high-performance thermobonding adhesive powders. The acquisition is part of Bostik’s targeted growth strategy in high … Read the full press release

Arkema appoints Eric Cassisa as the new VP of Safety and Environment

(PRESS RELEASE) COLOMBES, France, 29-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Chemicals company, Arkema, has appointed Eric Cassisa as their new Vice President (VP) of Safety and Environment. Cassisa, 52, holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Aix-en-Provence. He graduated … Read the full press release

Arkema participates in Carbon® Growth Funding Round with US$ 20 million

Arkema participates in Carbon® Growth Funding Round with US$ 20 million

Investment to support the next generation of fully integrated digital manufacturing platforms (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 27-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Silicon Valley based Carbon® and Arkema share a common vision for the industry and in a number of other aspects such … Read the full press release

Sartomer enables Massivit 3D’s first life-sized, 3D-printed model of female soccer star

(PRESS RELEASE) COLOMBES, 25-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Massivit 3D has partnered with Arkema‘s Sartomer since its inception in 2013. Massivit 3D benefits from Sartomer’s market-leading portfolio of N3xtDimension® UV-curable liquid resins. These advanced liquid resins make up a significant portion … Read the full press release

Arkema expands engineering adhesives with the acquisition of Afinitica

Colombes, France, 01-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Arkema is expanding in engineering adhesives with the announcement of the acquisition of Afinitica, a Spanish company specializing in instant adhesives, also known as cyanoacrylates. This small targeted acquisition will enable Bostik to develop … Read the full press release

Arkema to increase its linear mercaptans production capacities to support the demand growth of polymers for transportation and electronics markets

COLOMBES, 18-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Arkema announced a project to increase its linear mercaptans production capacities to support the demand growth of polymers for transportation and electronics markets. This incremental investment would increase the Houston (Texas) plant’s manufacturing capacity by up … Read the full press release

Arkema to increase production capacity of polyamide 12 polymers by 25% at its Changshu platform in China

Colombes, France, 09-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — To complement its major project in the bio-based polyamide 11, Arkema announces a 25% expansion in its global polyamide 12 polymers production capacities to support its customers’ strong demand in Asia. Arkema announces an … Read the full press release

Jean-Marc VIALLATTE named Vice President of supply chain for Arkema

Colombes, France, 11-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Arkema announces the appointment of Jean-Marc Viallatte as Vice President of supply chain for the Group, effective 1st January 2018. Jean-Marc VIALLATTE, 45 years old, is a graduate engineer from IFMA (Institut Français de Mécanique … Read the full press release

Arkema at Formnext: Present solutions, future developments with EOS

Colombes, France, 16-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Formnext tradeshow held in Frankfurt (Germany) from 14 to 17 November 2017 is the opportunity for Arkema to announce a development partnership in high temperature powders with EOS, pioneer and innovator of additive … Read the full press release

Hervé Castres Saint-Martin becomes Arkema’s VP Raw material and Energy Procurement

COLOMBES, 31-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Arkema announces the appointment of Hervé Castres Saint-Martin as Arkema’s Vice President Raw material and Energy Procurement effective 1st September 2017. Hervé Castres Saint-Martin, 53 years old, graduated from the Paris Ecole Supérieure de Physique et … Read the full press release

Arkema site in Crosby, Texas safely shut down all operations before hurricane landfall

The Arkema site in Crosby, Texas has been shut-down since Friday. COLOMBES, 30-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The site anticipated the storm, and safely shut down all operations before hurricane landfall. The facility has had extraordinary levels of rain, receiving approximately 40 … Read the full press release

Arkema business line Bostik will exclusively supply Tour de France with smart adhesives for the race

Colombes, France, 04-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Bostik, the specialty adhesives business line of Arkema, upgrades sponsorship to official partnership for 2017 and 2018 cycling events. Agreement will boost brand visibility worldwide and sees Bostik exclusively supply event organizers with smart adhesives … Read the full press release

Arkema: price increase for Bisperoxide and for Bisperoxide formulations in EMEA and Asia

COLOMBES, 26-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Arkema will increase in Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Asia, its prices for Bisperoxide and for Bisperoxide formulations sold under Luperox®, Retic® and Vulcup® brands by 5 % on May 1st, 2017, or as contracts allow. The … Read the full press release

Arkema: new specialty molecular sieve capacity at the Honfleur plant

COLOMBES, 26-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Thierry Le Hénaff, Arkema Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, inaugurates the new specialty molecular sieve capacity at the Honfleur plant today. This new plant will enable the Group to support its customers’ growth in the … Read the full press release

INEOS Oxide increases its global market presence in oxo alcohols, aldehydes & derivatives with acquisition of Arkema’s Oxo alcohol business

ROLLE, 03-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — INEOS Oxide today announced that, following clearance by the European Commission, it has completed the acquisition of Arkema’s Oxo alcohol business, which included the acquisition of Arkema’s stake in Oxochimie, the Joint Venture at Lavéra between … Read the full press release

Arkema doubles capacity of Kepstan® PEKK product line in France and will invest at its Mobile site in a world-scale PEKK plant

COLOMBES, France, 24-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Arkema recently doubled the capacity of their Kepstan® PEKK (Poly-Ether-Ketone-Ketone) product line in France and confirms its future investment at its Mobile site (Alabama, United States) in a world-scale PEKK plant expected to come … Read the full press release

Arkema proposes closure of the R134a fluorogas plant at its Pierre-Bénite site in France

Colombes, FRANCE, 14-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The R134a market in Europe is set to undergo an inevitable decline from 1st January 2017 following regulatory changes affecting fluorinated gases for automotive air conditioning taking effect on that date. In this sharply declining … Read the full press release

Puma’s new evoPOWER and evoSPEED soccer shoes fitted with Arkema’s Pebax® technology

Colombes, France, 08-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Arkema steps up its collaboration with Puma by fitting the Pebax® technology in the latest evoPOWER and evoSPEED soccer shoes. Ahead of the EURO 2016 and Copa America 2016 tournaments, Puma has unveiled its new … Read the full press release

Arkema with multiple awards and recognitions for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development

COLOMBES, France, 27-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2015 Arkema’s performance and progress in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development have been recognized by several extra-financial rating agencies and rewarded on a number of occasions. These awards highlight … Read the full press release

Arkema completes its range of impact modifiers with the launch of Lotader® AX8820 copolymer

COLOMBES, France, 3-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lotader® AX8820 copolymer has been designed to complete Arkema’s range of impact modifiers, especially for high fluidity PPS enabling easier injection molding. PPS compounds are high temperature resistance and high stiffness thermoplastics mainly used … Read the full press release

Laurent Mignon reconduit à la direction générale de Natixis

PARIS, 19-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Le conseil d’administration du 18 février a approuvé à l’unanimité le renouvellement du mandat de directeur général de Laurent Mignon pour une durée de quatre ans. Ce mandat prendra fin à l’issue de l’assemblée générale … Read the full press release

Arkema and Jurong Chemical concluded agreement regarding the next steps of their cooperation in Acrylics in China

Colombes, France, 18-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Arkema and Jurong Chemical announce today that they have concluded an agreement regarding the next steps of their cooperation in Acrylics in China. This agreement extends, until January 2016, the period for Arkema to … Read the full press release

Arkema showcases its product range at the 20th edition of EuroMold in Frankfurt from November 25th to 27th, 2014

A world leader in high performance polymers, Arkema offers a diverse range of materials for the manufacture of prototypes and functional technical short runs, using the laser sintering technology, the 3D printing/UV curing process, or molding for high-tech parts. Arkema … Read the full press release

Arkema finalized the first stage of its acrylics assets acquisition project in Taixing, China

Arkema has finalized the first stage of its acrylics assets acquisition project in Taixing, China, and now has access to a modern and competitive 160,000 t/year acrylic acid production capacity in Asia for the sum of US$ 240 million. This … Read the full press release

Arkema, le CEA et Arjowiggins Creative Papers créent la première initiative européenne pour favoriser l’innovation collaborative dans le domaine de l’électronique imprimée

Arkema, acteur majeur de la chimie mondiale, le CEA, organisme public de recherche dans l’énergie et l’innovation technologique, et Arjowiggins Creative Papers, leader mondial du papier technique, créent la première initiative européenne pour favoriser l’innovation collaborative dans le domaine de … Read the full press release