Keyword: Arkema

News

Arkema Divests Phosphorous Business

31.10.2022 -

As part of its “dynamic portfolio management,” French specialty chemicals producer Arkema said it has agreed to sell its subsidiary Febex, a global player in phosphorus...

News

Arkema Ups Expansion Plans for Pebax Elastomers

30.09.2022 -

Arkema has boosted its previously announced expansion plans for Pebax elastomer at its Serquigny site in France. The company will now increase capacity by 40% rather than...

News

Arkema Joins PET Recycling Project

27.09.2022 -

French chemicals and materials company Arkema is participating in a Spanish consortium to explore and advance the recyclability of post-consumer polyester resin (PET from...

News

Arkema to Buy Mexico’s Polimeros Especiales

25.07.2022 -

French specialty chemicals producer Arkema has announced it will acquire privately owned Mexican company Polimeros Especiales, a producer of high performance waterborne...

News

Arkema Completes Permoseal Acquisition

05.07.2022 -

Arkema has closed its acquisition of South Africa’s Permoseal, a move designed to strengthen and complete the portfolio of its adhesives subsidiary Bostik.

News

Arkema Boosts Adhesives with China Buy

23.02.2022 -

Arkema is buying Shanghai Zhiguan Polymer Materials (PMP), a Chinese company that specializes in reactive hot-melt polyurethane (HMPUR) adhesives for the consumer...

News

Solvay Lifts European PVDF Capacity for EV Batteries

07.02.2022 -

Reacting to the comet-like rise in demand for lithium oxide batteries used as separators and cathode binders in electric and hybrid vehicles, Solvay is expanding...

News

Arkema to Produce even more PVDF at Changshu

31.01.2022 -

Citing strong demand for lithium-ion batteries, as well as from other important markets, Arkema said it is now planning to increase its fluoropolymer capacity at Changshu...