2021 Annual and Sustainable Performance Report

The Arkema story, the four pillars of our transformation

THE ARKEMA STORY

The four pillars of our transformation

A successful transformation to take us to 2024 and beyond

Arkema is confident that the demand for innovative and sustainable materials will continue to grow in order to meet new societal needs linked to environmental and ecological awareness. As a result, the Group has been comprehensively transforming its profile since its creation to focus on specialty materials and the challenges of sustainable development.

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We have carried out acquisitions and divestments to further our transformation.

The active management of its portfolio has been a strong driver of Arkema’s transformation, in particular with the major acquisition of Bostik (€1.5 billion in revenue) in 2015 and the development of its Adhesives segment, as well as the strengthening of its presence in the high value-added downstream activities of its Coating Solutions segment. At the end of 2021, all of these transactions represented revenue of approximately €4.8 billion in terms of acquisitions and €2.8 billion in terms of divestments.

4.8 M

Acquisitions*

  • 2007
    • Coatex €150 M
  • 2009
    • Geo polymer crosslinkers
  • 2010
    • Dow’s acrylic assets $450 M
  • 2011
    • Cray Valley /Sartomer €850 M
    • Seppic Specialty surfactants
  • 2012
    • Hipro/Casda
  • 2014
    • Sunke joint-venture $350 M
  • 2015
    • Bostik €1.5 bn
    • Oxido polymer crosslinkers
  • 2016
    • Den Braven €350 M
  • 2018
    • XL brands
  • 2019
    • Lambson
    • Prochimir
    • ArrMaz $290 M
  • 2020
    • LIP
    • Fixatti
    • Ideal Work
  • 2021
    • Poliplas Edge Adhesives Agiplast Permoseal
    • Ashland Performance Adhesives $360 M

€2.8 bn

Divestments*

  • 2007
    • Cerexagri
    • Specialty amines
    • Mineral floculants
    • Urea-formaldehyde resins
  • 2009
    • PVC pipes for heating and hot water
    • Vinyl compounds in Italy
    • Aluminum chloride
  • 2010
    • Specialty methacrylates
  • 2011
    • Alphacan pipe business
  • 2012
    • Polycarbonate sheets
    • Tin stabilizers
    • Vinyl products
  • 2014
    • Coating Resins in South Africa
  • 2015
    • Sunclear
  • 2016
    • Activated carbons and filtration aids
  • 2017
    • 50% shareholding in Oxochimie
  • 2019
    • Functional polyolefins
  • 2021
    • Altuglas International
    • Epoxides

Acquisitions and divestments in bold represent the most significant operations during the period.

*Total revenue acquired or sold.