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Arkema is a France-based global specialty materials and chemicals group, listed on Euronext Paris. It develops and manufactures advanced materials and chemical intermediates for coatings, adhesives, and high‑performance applications, supported by R&D and manufacturing sites across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Its portfolio includes Kynar PVDF fluoropolymers, Rilsan bio‑based polyamides and Pebax elastomers, Bostik adhesive solutions, acrylic monomers and resins, UV/EB/LED‑curable and waterborne coating resins, organic peroxides, rheology modifiers, and thiochemicals. Arkema supplies markets such as architectural and industrial coatings, construction, transportation, electronics and energy storage, 3D printing, water treatment, and consumer goods, with emphasis on material performance, durability, and processability.
Also known as Arkema S.A., Arkema SA, Arkema France, Arkema Group, and Arkema Inc..
chemXplore tracks 34 projects involving Arkema, of which 7 are active.
Besides these 7, the record holds 27 completed projects.
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Adds ~20% lab space, collaborative areas and an interactive showroom to boost co-development with customers across China and Asia.
HFO blend with GWP <150, A2L safety class and zero‑glide; SNAP‑approved for HVAC, refrigeration, data‑centre cooling and high‑temperature heat pumps.
Highlights binders, PVDF and thermal/safety materials for EV and stationary batteries; 15% PVDF capacity expansion completed in June 2026; visit Booth #2714 Oct 12–15 in Detroit.
New purification unit at Carling cuts energy use by 25% and site carbon intensity by 20%; nearly €150m investment, partly funded by France 2030 and NextGenerationEU.
€10m to triple footprint and modernize the Oullins-Pierre-Bénite battery R&D hub, increasing digitalization and pilot-scale replication of manufacturers' processes.
New SMR hydrogen unit commissioned to supply the Jarrie site; €10m investment and first phase of a major plan through 2028 to optimise hydrogen flows and raw‑material supply.
Seeks injunction on import and sale of HFO-1233zd(E), citing two Japanese patents covering blowing agents for thermosetting foams and refrigerant heat-transfer fluids.
World-first mass-production 4µm unstretched PI film matches mechanical, thermal and adhesion performance of standard 12.5µm film at about one-third the thickness.
What each is building and closing, and the pipelines and grids between them, on one map.
