Focus
Taking a closer look at our products through the prism of eco-design and recycling
As a global specialist in high-performance materials, Arkema leverages its innovation expertise to create, in partnership with its clients, the industrial sectors that will enable these materials to be recovered in end-of-life applications and recycled.
With its Elium® liquid resin, the result of a long-term investment in R&D, Arkema has achieved a breakthrough in its progress towards the circular economy. This thermoplastic material combines lightness, mechanical strength and durability, opening up new prospects for recycling large composite parts. At the end of their life, they can be crushed and depolymerized at low cost, and the material can be reused as it retains the same properties. This property makes Elium® resin an increasingly popular alternative for major manufacturers in advanced fields such as wind power and aeronautics who are working with Arkema to industrialize recycling processes.
Future industries
In addition to this flagship innovation, the Group is taking a proactive approach with its clients and partners to create recycling channels for its advanced materials, such as PVDF and high-performance polyamides, which are the subject of the Virtucycle® program, launched in 2019 with Agiplast, a global specialist in polymer regeneration.
