05-10-2012

On October 1st 2012 Arkema finalized the divestment of its tin stabilizer business announced in July 2012 to PMC Group, specialized in the manufacture of performance chemicals and plastics. The divested business accounts for sales of around €180 M on three continents, and includes four ...

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13-10-2011

CCP Composites is a new global company, set up as of July 1st, 2011, focused on the production and the distribution of products used for the manufacture of composites materials. This new entity includes all the composites activities of the Total Group worldwide, specifically the production ...

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15-04-2011

Arkema has just brought on stream successfully and on schedule its new Kynar® PVDF production fluorinated polymer plant at its Changshu site in China. With this additional capacity, Arkema now boasts significant VF2 and PVDF production resources on three continents - Europe, North America and ...

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10-01-2011

In 2007 Arkema announced the construction of a Kynar® PVDF fluorinated polymer production plant on its Changshu site in China, scheduled to come on stream in March 2011. Arkema has now decided to speed up the development of this plant, and announces a 50% production increase effective ...

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07-10-2010

Arkema has announced the acquisition of French company PIEZOTECH which designs and manufactures electroactive fluorinated polymers, thereby enhancing its portfolio with a new range of ultra high performance materials. These specialty polymers will soon have high added value applications in ...

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08-06-2010

Brenntag France provides business to business (B2B) distribution solutions for industrial and specialty chemicals into different industries such as Personal Care, Coatings, Polymers and Detergency. With today's official inauguration the new storage and distribution center allows Brenntag ...

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16-06-2009

Arkema cooperates on the EU F3 (Flexible, Fast and Future) Factory project with 25 other partners from leading major chemical enterprises and research institutes in order to develop sustainable chemical production and so generate a lasting competitive advantage. Key applications include ...

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22-04-2009

Michael J. Graff and Mok Kwong Weng have been appointed to the Air Liquide Group Executive Committee, effective April 15. Michael J. Graff, a US citizen, heads Air Liquide’s Industrial Gas businesses in North America and the Caribbean and in addition was recently appointed Vice-President, ...

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French scientists show that cross-linking electro-optic polymers enhances stability

17-03-2009

Fabrice Odobel, Laurent Fontaine, Vincent Rodriguez and co-workers from Nantes University, University of Maine and the University of Bordeaux respectfully, have successfully used Huisgen chemistry to create a new cross-linked system which enhances the stability of electro-optic polymers. ...

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11-03-2009

Royal DSM N.V. and ROQUETTE confirmed that its bio-based succinic acid demonstration plant in Lestrem (France) will be operational by the end of 2009. The pilot scale production has proven that this biological route for producing succinic acid can be commercially viable. The first tests for ...

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