2018 annual and sustainable performance report

Yearbook

corporate sponsorship

October

Bostik Expands in High-Performance, Fast-Setting Adhesives. We cement our position in high-performance adhesives with the acquisition by our affiliate Bostik of Afinitica, a Spanish company specializing in instant adhesives, also known as cyanoacrylates. This targeted acquisition gives Bostik a solid foothold in adhesives produced for markets with strong growth potential, such as electronics and medical devices.

R&D

October

Universal Access to Drinking Water: Chapter Two. Following the success of Sail for Water, Arkema is supporting a new NGO, the No-Thirst Initiative, to promote universal access to safe drinking water for people living in remote areas of Nepal. The project distributes Kynar ® PVDF membrane filtration kits to communities.

pride

november

Arkema and École Polytechnique Create Chair of Excellence. Arkema, French engineering school École Polytechnique and its Foundation decide to create a Design and Modeling of Innovative Materials International Teaching and Research Chair to promote world-class R&D research and help invent the materials of tomorrow.

adhesives

December

BMW Recognizes Our Technical Polymers for Sustainability. Arkema is one of 15 global suppliers recognized by the renowned German automaker for innovation. We picked up an award for developing high-performance polymers derived from sustainable castor oil and used to make engine parts.