2018 annual and sustainable performance report

Yearbook

aerospace

March

Thermoplastic Composite Solutions Take to the Air. Hexcel and Arkema sign a strategic partnership to develop the thermoplastic composite solutions of the future for the aerospace industry. The deal combines Hexcel’s expertise in carbon fiber with Arkema’s mastery of PEKK powders.

USA

April

New Kynar® Fluoropolymer Capacity in the United States. We successfully start up new Kynar® PVDF capacity at our Calvert City, Kentucky, plant. This 20% increase in our production capacity means that Arkema can continue to keep up with strong regional demand from emerging applications such as water filtration, while also serving more established markets such as the chemical process industry and high-performance cables for the automotive, fiber optic and oil industries