2018 annual and sustainable performance report

Illustrations of Our CSR Commitment

How We Put Our Social Commitment to Work

Arkema strives to improve continuously through three strong, pivotal commitments: product solutions to tackle the challenges of sustainability, a smaller environmental footprint and open dialogue with our stakeholders. We take action, backed by figures and results, and plan to do even better!

Provide Innovative, Sustainable Solutions to
Tackle Major Social Challenges

  • Addressing the challenges of growing urbanization
    • Kynar® PVDF ultra-filtration membranes to produce drinking water.
    • Thiochemicals for animal feed.
  • Responding to the increasing scarcity of fossil fuel resources and developing new energies
    • Bio-based Rilsan® polyamides 10 and 11 produced from castor oil.
    • Kynar® PVDF for lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic panels.
  • Enhancing the energy efficiency of transportation and construction in response to the impacts of climate change
    • Advanced materials that replace metal in cars and aircraft: Rilsan® HT polyamide and Kepstan® PEKK.
    • Kynar Aquatec® white reflective roof coatings.
  • Stepping up the development of new technologies
    • Sartomer N3xtDimension® photocure resins, Kepstan® PEKK and Rilsan® polyamides for 3D printing.
    • Rilsan® and Sartomer® advanced materials for smartphones and tablets.


Be a Responsible Industrial Operator

  • Lower consumption and smarter production
    • Energy: Trimming net energy purchases by 12% 1 
  • Shrinking our environmental footprint
    • Water: Lowering chemical oxygen demand (COD) by 41%1 
    • Air: Reducing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 38%1 
    • Climate: Slashing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 54%1 
    • Proactive life cycle and circular economy analysis
  • Striving for best-in-class workplace health and safety
    • Target: Achieve a TRIR (total recordable injury rate per million hours worked) < 1.22 (1.3 in 2018)
    • Target: Achieve a PSER (process safety event rate per million hours worked) < 32 (4.4 in 2018)

1. 2018 results in terms of intensity compared with 2012. Target reductions for 2025: energy 15%, COD 40%, VOC 33%, GHG 50%.
2. By 2025.