10-11-2010

In line with the development plan of the Carling site around the acrylics activity launched in June 2009, as well as the commitments made at the time, Arkema now announces the construction of a new production line for DMAEA, an acrylic acid derivative, base product for flocculants used in ...

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09-02-2010

Arkema announces a €150/ton price increase for its acrylic monomers (acrylic acid, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate and 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate) in Europe, as of February 1st 2010 or as contracts allow. This price increase is necessary to partly offset the sharp rise in raw ...

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26-06-2009

Arkema and its subsidiary Altuglas International presented to their respective Central Works Councils plans for the reorganization of both the Arkema Carling site and the Altuglas International PMMA Sheet business. Arkema produces methyl methacrylate (MMA) at its European sites of Carling ...

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16-03-2009

hte and Arkema announced the successful conclusion of a research collaboration in the field of glycerol conversion to acrolein and acrylic acid. The objective of this collaborative project consisted of providing performance screening for a variety of new suitable catalysts for conversion ...

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22-09-2008

To keep up with the strong growth of the acrylic esters market, Arkema announced a new 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate production unit at its Carling site (France). "This new 50,000 metric tonnes unit will use a new innovative process developed by Arkema’s R&D and Process Department. Due to come on ...

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