Arkema strengthens its range of solutions for next-generation batteries with the acquisition of a majority stake in start-up Proionic

22-Apr-2024 - Arkema has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake of nearly 78% in Proionic, a leading start-up in the production and development of ionic liquids, which are key components for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries. With this acquisition, Arkema completes its broad range of ...

Arkema acquires a stake in Tiamat and accelerates in next generation batteries

Ending dependence on lithium

15-Jan-2024 - Arkema becomes a shareholder of the start-up Tiamat, spun off from the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) in 2017 and a pioneer in sodium-ion battery technology. This investment will enable the Group to accelerate the development of technical solutions adapted to these batteries, ...

Arkema starts up its specialty UV/LED curing resins' capacity expansion in China

31-Oct-2023 - Arkema has begun production of Sartomer® specialty UV/LED curing resins at its expanded facility in Nansha, China, where the Group invested to double the capacity, as announced end-2021. This will support the development of more sustainable solutions for fast-growing applications in Asian ...

ICIS Innovation Awards 2023 winners celebrated

19-Oct-2023 - Arkema has won the ICIS Innovation Awards 2023 for its innovative initiative to recycle monomaterial shoes in collaboration with footwear group ON. Judges from BASF, Barentz, NNFCC, Arkema, CEFIC and ICIS looked through over 54 individual entries for the award categories. The categories and ...

Arkema finalizes the divestment of its phosphorus derivatives business

05-Jan-2023 - Arkema finalized the divestment of Febex, a company specialized in phosphorus-based chemistry, to Belgian group Prayon. Febex is a global player in phosphorus derivatives (high purity phosphoric acid, sodium hypophosphite and derivatives), used primarily in electronics and in the pharmaceuticals ...

Arkema divests its phosphorus derivatives business

01-Nov-2022 - Arkema announces the proposed divestment of Febex, a company specialized in phosphorus-based chemistry, to Belgian group Prayon. Arkema thus continues its dynamic business portfolio management. Febex is a global player in phosphorus derivatives (high purity phosphoric acid, sodium hypophosphite ...

Arkema finalizes the acquisition of Polimeros Especiales in Mexico

05-Sep-2022 - On September 1st 2022, Arkema finalized the acquisition of Polimeros Especiales, strengthening the Group’s offering in solvent-free solutions and its position in this fast growing region. Polimeros Especiales is a well-established Mexican company producing high-performance waterborne resins for a ...

Arkema, CNRS, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University and CPE Lyon join forces to design the batteries of the future

Improving the performance of materials used in lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries is a priority to meet portable energy needs

05-May-2022 - An increasingly large share of portable energy needs will be supplied by mobile energy storage devices, such as lithium-ion batteries. Arkema, CNRS, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University and CPE Lyon have just created iHub Poly-9. This joint laboratory will be dedicated to the design of new ...

Bostik to acquire Prochimir, a company specializing in high performance adhesive films

30-Jul-2019 - Arkema announces a project for Bostik to acquire Prochimir, a company specializing in high performance thermobonding adhesive films. This acquisition would enable Bostik to broaden its offering of solvent-free thermobonding solutions earmarked for many fast-growing industrial applications in the ...

Brenntag signs agreement with Arkema for distribution of waterborne resins in the USA

26-Jul-2019 - Brenntag North America, Inc., part of the Brenntag Group will become the primary distributor for Arkema Inc. waterborne resins in the United States, effective August 1st, 2019. Arkema waterborne resins are often utilized in end use applications such as adhesives, caulks and sealants, construction ...