05-Dec-2016

Arkema completed the acquisition of Den Braven, a leader in high performance sealants for insulation and construction in Europe, on 1st December. With this strong value-creating acquisition, Arkema confirms its long-term ambition for Bostik, and actively pursues the development of its High ...

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10-Nov-2016

Arkema’s Board of Directors, at its meeting on 9 November 2016, decided to co-opt Mrs Marie-José Donsion, Senior Vice-President Finance of Alstom, to the Board. On a proposal by the Nominating, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors decided to co-opt Mrs Donsion ...

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26-Oct-2016

Arkema announces a 25% Kynar ® PVDF capacity increase on its Changshu platform near Shanghai. This project will help meet the strong demand, in particular in new energies and water treatment applications. This investment will support the Group’s ambition in Technical Polymers, and is part of its ...

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07-Sep-2016

To support its customers’ growth around the world, in particular in the sports, consumer electronics and automotive markets, Arkema continues to expand its specialty polyamides production capacities in China and the United States. In China, at its Zhangjiagang site (Suzhou Province) specialized ...

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11-Jul-2016

Bostik, the specialty adhesives business line of Arkema, has developed its cementitious product manufacturing capacities, based on its Polymer Modified Binder (PMB) technology, with the opening of a new plant in Helsingborg, Sweden. As a global adhesive specialist for construction, consumer and ...

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27-Jul-2015

In line with its ambition to expand in high growth regions, Bostik, subsidiary of Arkema, extends its production capacities in Bangalore (India). This new hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives (HMPSA) production units will enhance the global adhesives specialist ability to serve customers in the ...

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25-Jun-2015

Arkema increases its prices of all grades of Hydrogen Peroxide in Europe by 7% effective on July 1st, 2015 or as commitments allow.The objective of this price increase is to continue restoring the profitability of this business, in order to allow Arkema to continue satisfying the market’s growing ...

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22-Jun-2015

Arkema plans to divest its Sunclear subsidiary, its plastic and aluminium sheet distribution business, to BF Invest, a historical commercial partner of Sunclear. This project is consistent with its program to divest €700 million sales aimed at pursuing the Group’s strategy to refocus on its core ...

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08-Jun-2015

On 4 June 2015, in the presence of His Royal Highness the Sultan of Terengganu and the Federal and State Government authorities of Malaysia, Arkema and CJ invited 500 guests to the inauguration ceremony of their joint platform on the Kerteh site in Terengganu.The thiochemicals plant, which ...

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02-Jun-2015

Effective 1st July 2015, Arkema has named Richard Rowe as CEO of Arkema Inc., the group's operations in North America. Rowe succeeds Bernard Roche, CEO since 2008, who is retiring after 42 years with the Arkema organization.Rich Rowe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Bucknell ...

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