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Arkema appoints Nicola Tei as CEO for Italy
Nicola Tei joins Arkema as Chief Executive Officer of its Italian subsidiary, replacing Giulio Cocco, who has led Arkema Italy since 2012 and is retiring.
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Arkema triples global capacity for transparent polyamides with new unit in Singapore
Arkema has launched a new production facility for transparent polyamides in Singapore, tripling its global capacity. The investment supports the company’s strategic focus on high-performance specialty...
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Interview: “Consistently increasing rPET adoption rates”
The use of recycled PET (rPET) in powder coatings is attracting increasing attention. Eric Dumain, Global Market Director Coating Resins, at Arkema, discusses the potential of rPET-based powder coatings,...
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Arkema and Catalyxx to develop supply chain for lower-carbon acrylic resins
Arkema and Catalyxx have entered a partnership to build a supply chain for bio-based acrylic resins with a reduced carbon footprint, aiming to provide raw materials for coatings and adhesives.
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Arkema appoints new head of Adhesive Solutions
Arkema has appointed Laurent Peyronneau as Executive Vice President of its Adhesive Solutions segment (Bostik) and member of the Executive Committee. He succeeds Vincent Legros, who is leaving the group...
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BASF, Akzo Nobel and Arkema cut carbon footprint of architectural powder coatings
BASF, Akzo Nobel and Arkema have formed a value chain partnership to reduce the carbon footprint of superdurable architectural powder coatings. The approach combines bio-attributed raw materials with supplier-specific...
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Arkema is investing EUR 130 million in a new acrylic acid purification unit
Chemicals company Arkema is investing EUR 130 million in an innovative acrylic acid purification unit at its site in Carling, France. The project is expected to increase energy efficiency by 25 per cent,...
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Arkema establishes UV/LED/EB technologies innovation Lab at its Kyoto (Japan) Technical Center
Arkema, a company in specialty materials, announces the addition of a UV/LED/EB technologies lab at the Arkema Kyoto Technical Center (KTC). This is a strategic move should focusses on UV/LED/EB curable...
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Arkema starts up capacity expansion in China
Arkema has begun the production of specialty UV/LED curing resins at its expanded facility in Nansha, China, where the Group invested to double the capacity.