www.arkema.com

A global chemical company and France’s leading chemicals producer, Arkema consists of three businesses: Vinyl Products, Industrial Chemicals, and Performance Products. Present in over 40 countries with 15,000 employees, Arkema achieved sales of 5.6 billion euros in 2008. With its six research centres in France, United States and Japan, and internationally recognized brands, Arkema holds leadership positions in its principal markets.

Vinyl Products

Products

Chlorine - Caustic Soda, PVC, Vinyl Compounds, Pipes and Profiles (Alphacan)

Main Brands

• Lacovyl^®: cosmetic and pharmaceutical packaging
• Nakan^®: instrument panel coating, medical equipment
• Lucobay^®: windows and shutters
• Bactivel^®: bleach, disinfectants

Industrial Chemicals

Products

Acrylics, Specialty Acrylic Polymers (Coatex), PMMA (Altuglas International) and Methacrylics, Thiochemicals, Fluorochemicals, Hydrogen Peroxide

Main Brands

• Forane^®: refrigeration, air conditioning, blowing agent for insulating foam
• Albone^®: pulp and textile bleaching, chemical synthesis, water treatment
• Aquakeep^®: superabsorbents
• Altuglas^®/Plexiglas^®: furniture, automotive applications, noise barriers

Performance Products

Products

Technical Polymers, Fluoropolymers, Specialty Chemicals (Ceca), Functional Additives

Main Brands

• Kynar^® Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF): coatings for chemical engineering equipment, electrical cables, for metal surfaces, etc.
• Luperox^® Organic Peroxides: polymerization agent used in the design of gaskets, hoses, packaging plastic
• Siliporite^® Molecular Sieves

Technical Polymers

Arkema’s Technical Polymers Business Unit holds forefront commercial positions based on strong brands, widely respected products and assertive R&D. It stands out in the industry by providing its customers with global coverage and superior regional service from commercial presence, production facilities and research centers in Europe, Asia, and the USA.

High Performance Polyamides

• Rilsan^® Polyamides 11 and 12: automotive fuel lines, coiled air hoses for trucks, offshore pipes, electrical components, anti-corrosion coating, etc.
• Rilsan^® HT, high temperature polyamide: PPA-based high temperature material to replace metal in automotive or other demanding industrial applications
• Pebax^® Polyether Block Amides: athletic shoes, toy manufacturing, watchmaking, automobiles
• Rilsan^® Clear Transparent Polyamides: eyeglass frames, medical equipment, etc.
• Platamid^® Heatseal Copolyamides: bonding of fabrics in the textile industry
• Orgalloy^® Thermoplastic Alloys: bodywork and under-hood parts for cars, agricultural fumigation film, etc.

Fine and Ultra Fine Powders

• Orgasol^® Ultra Fine powders: cosmetics formulations (powder, cream, foundation, lipstick, sunscreen), carriers for active ingredients (vitamins A and E), and additives for paints, varnishes, inks, etc.
• Rilsan^® Polyamide Fine powders: protection of automotive parts (spline shafts, brake hoses), water pipes, other (dishwasher baskets)

Functional Polyolefins

• Evatane^® Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA): adhesives, cables, polymer modified bitumen, films and solar panel encapsulation.
• Lotryl^® Ethylene Acrylate Copolymers: adhesives, cables, polymer modification, protection film, extrusion coating and sealable peelable layer.
• Lotader^® Ethylene Acrylate Terpolymer: impact modifier for polymers, coupling agent in halogen free flame retardant (HFFR) cables, adhesive for compound materials and food packaging, etc.
• Orevac^®: packaging applications and industrial applications (tie layers in multilayer structures, adhesion between polyolefins & & barrier materials)

Arkema’s bio-based high performance polyamides

Arkema’s Technical Polymers business unit is the acknowledged leader in bio-based high performance polyamides such as renowned Rilsan^® polyamide 11. Capitalizing on its long-standing expertise of more than 60 years in the manufacture of high performance biopolymers derived from vegetable oil, Arkema offers a wide range of high performance biopolymer that are marketed under the Arkema Renewables label:

• Rilsan^®A11: high performance PA, 100% renewable origin
• Pebax^® Rnew: thermoplastic elastomer, 20 to 95% renewable origin
• Platamid^® Rnew: copolyamide thermoplastic hotmelt adhesives, up to 100% renewable origin
• Rilsan^® Clear Rnew: transparent PA, up to more than 50% renewable origin
• Rilsan^® HT: high temperature PPA-based polyamide, up to 70% renewable origin

Arkema is the world leader in Polyamides 11 and 12 (Rilsan^®), bio-based high performance polyamides and Heatseal Copolyamides (Platamid^®).

Find out more about our company and products on www.arkema.com.

 

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