Keyword: Arkema

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Arkema Closes Sale of PMMA Business to Trinseo

06.05.2021 -

Arkema has completed the sale of its PMMA business to US plastics and rubber producer Trinseo, a deal announced in December 2020. The French chemical company said the...

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Arkema to Start Singapore PA 11 Plant in 2022

28.04.2021 -

Arkema has confirmed it is on track to begin production of its polyamide 11 high performance polymer and feedstock aminoundecanoic acid at a new plant on Singapore’s...

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Arkema Hikes China Fluoropolymer Capacity

26.02.2021 -

Arkema is planning to invest in more fluoropolymer capacity in China in order to meet strong demand into lithium-ion batteries, as well as the water filtration...

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Arkema to Sell PMMA Business to Trinseo

15.12.2020 -

France’s Arkema has announced plans to sell its PMMA engineering plastic arm to Trinseo of the US for an enterprise value of €1,137 million, slightly more than nine times...

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Arkema Acquires US Photopolymer Specialist

11.12.2020 -

French specialty chemicals producer Arkema has acquired Colorado Photopolymer Solutions. Based in Boulder, Colorado. The US company develops and markets a range of value...

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Arkema Starts Up Extra China Kynar Capacity

26.11.2020 -

Arkema plans to start up its 50% expansion of Kynar fluoropolymer capacity at Changshu, China, next month. First commercial volumes will be supplied starting January 2021...

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Arkema Executives Acquitted in Crosby Case

07.10.2020 -

A Texas judge has acquitted Arkema and three of its executives over an explosion and fire at the company’s facility in Crosby during Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.

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Arkema Invests in Japanese Adhesives Plant

18.09.2020 -

In line with its geographical expansion strategy, French specialty chemicals producer Arkema’s adhesive solutions segment Bostik has started up a new world-scale...