2018 annual and sustainable performance report

France

June

New Production Capacity for Specialty Polyamide Powders. Our more than 50% expansion of global production capacity for ultra-high-performance powders at the Mont site in France will let us keep up with strong demand in industrial applications such as coatings, composite materials and 3D printing. The around €20 million investment will come on stream in late 2019.

3D printing

July

Opening of a 3D Printing Center of Excellence in UV-Curable Resin Technologies. Arkema opens a 3D Printing Center of Excellence at the Sartomer facility in Exton, Pennsylvania. This advanced R&D lab will enable Sartomer and its partners to further develop cutting-edge photocure resins for 3D printing through collaborative research. The center will expand our worldwide R&D network dedicated to developing advanced materials for additive manufacturing.

composites

September

Arkema and Barrday, Inc. Team Up to Manufacture Composite Solutions for the Oil and Gas Market. Barrday, Inc., a major player in the composites market, and Arkema announce the creation of a joint venture to manufacture and market high-performance carbon fiber and specialty-polymer tapes for the growing oil and gas production market.

recycling

October

Arkema Helps Develop a PMMA Recycling Process. Arkema is a partner in the MMAtwo consortium, an E.U. project to recycle PMMA — also known as acrylic glass — by depolymerizing waste to convert it to feedstock. We also chair the project’s Executive Board. Our involvement reflects our desire to promote the recycling of finished products and the circular economy.