Arkema Group at a glance
A designer of materials and innovative solutions, Arkema shapes materials and creates new uses that accelerate customer performance in lightweight and designed materials, biosourced materials, new energies, water management, solutions for electronics, and performance and home insulation.
A global manufacturer in specialty chemicals and advanced materials, with 3 business segments – High Performance Materials, Industrial Specialties, and Coating Solutions – and globally recognized brands, Arkema reports annual sales of 8.8 billion euros. Buoyed by the collective energy of its 20,500 employees, the Group operates in close to 55 countries.
Arkema fosters interaction with its stakeholders, and innovates around 6 solution-oriented research platforms which shape the Group's R&D to address the major global trends today and in the future.
Arkema key figures
3 complementary business segments
| High Performance Materials |
Adhesives (Bostik)
Advanced Materials
- • Specialty Polyamides
- • PVDF
- • Organic Peroxides
- • Surfactant and Additives
- • Molecularsieves and Phosphorous derivatives (FEBEX)
- • UV Curing Resins (Sartomer)
| Industrial Specialties |
Thiochemicals
PMMA (Altuglas International)
Fluorogases
Hydrogen Peroxides
|
Coating Solutions |
Acrylics (upstream)
Performance Coatings (downstream)
- • Coating Resins
- • Rheology Additives (Coatex)
World no.1 to no.3 on 90% of the portfolio
| High Performance Materials |
Specialty Polyamides #1
PVDF #1
Photocure Resins #1
Specialty Adhesives #3
| Industrial Specialties |
Thiochemicals #1
PMMA #2
Fluorogases #3
Hydrogen Peroxide #3
| Coating Solutions |
Acrylic Monomers #2
Coating Resins #3
Find out more about the Arkema Group
Organized in three business segments, Arkema is focused on targeted acquisitions, innovation and emerging markets in order to fulfil its aim to become a global leader in specialty chemicals.