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Arkema and its partners sign phase 2 commitment to ‘Pragati’, the world’s first sustainable castor bean program

- Press release
The founding members of the ‘Pragati’ project for sustainable castor crop – Arkema, BASF, Jayant Agro-Organics along with implementation partner Solidaridad – recently met to celebrate the successful results of phase 1 of the project and formally committed to phase 2, which will extend the program until July 31, 2022.
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Quentin Vlamynck stands ready to skipper his new Multi50 Arkema 4

- Press release
27 year old Quentin Vlamynck is preparing to take the helm of the future Arkema 4. The youngest skipper in the history of the Multi50 class is taking on this challenge eagerly and with a cool head. Quentin is fully aware of this opportunity and of the hopes vested in him, and he also knows that he can count on the expertise of his mentor, Lalou Roucayrol, and on the many skills of the Arkema Group and the Lalou Multi sailing team. Plenty to look forward to throughout two seasons in the run-up to the legendary Route du Rhum solo race in late 2022. We went to meet Quentin in the Lalou Multi Composite workshops where the construction of the Multi50 is now on the home straight.
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Full-year 2019 results

- Press release
In 2019, Arkema achieved a high-level financial performance driven by specialty businesses in an increasingly challenging economic context. The Group generated a record amount of cash whilst maintaining an ambitious level of investments for its future growth.
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Arkema presents its expanded range of high-performance materials for composites at JEC World 2020

- Press release
From March 3 to 5 (Paris—Villepinte) at JEC World 2020, the Arkema group will showcase its offer of advanced materials and new solutions for increasingly effective composites. These innovations were developed through strategic partnerships to meet changing 3D production technologies and keep up with increasing demand for advanced composites in the construction, transportation, wind and sport sectors.
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Coatex expands its footprint in HEUR rheology modifiers

- Press release
Coatex, a world leader specialized in rheology, is strengthening its presence in the fast growing water-based polyurethane thickeners market with the recent investment in a new HEUR production line in the USA. This investment contributes to Coatex’s ongoing commitment to bring new solutions and capabilities in support of customers in the coatings and adhesives markets. The construction of this new production line in the USA coincides with the launch of new HEUR products and will ensure Coatex’s ability to meet growing demand for HEUR rheology modifiers.
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Arkema, Nexoon, 5M, and IRT M2P join forces to work on a project involving factory-manufactured modular constructions made from Elium® resin

- Press release
Arkema, Nexoon, 5M, and IRT M2P join forces to develop a new concept for factory-manufactured “custom” constructions. Each partner will contribute its expertise and know-how in order to validate this innovative construction concept aimed at meeting the needs of individual or collective, high-end or social, housing and also commercial or industrial buildings.
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Arkema files R-32 antidumping petition

- Press release
On January 23, 2020, Arkema Inc. filed a petition seeking relief under U.S. antidumping duty laws from unfairly traded imports of R-32 from China. The petition alleges that imports of R-32 from China are sold at less than fair value, causing material injury to the U.S. R-32 industry, and threatening to continue doing so if left unchecked.
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Arkema Exhibits its Range of High-Performance Sustainable Solutions for the Sports Market at ISPO 2020

- Short news
Arkema will be exhibiting at the ISPO trade fair in Munich from January 26 to 29, 2020, a must-attend annual event for all professionals in the sports market. The team will present its range of high-performance Pebax® elastomer products. Perfectly aligned with the motto of this year’s ISPO—“Be responsible. Be active. Be creative.”—Arkema is developing innovative and sustainable solutions for the sports market.
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Arkema’s Rilsan® biosourced powder on show at the “Fabriqué en France” exhibition at the Élysée Palace

- Short news
On 19 and 20 January 2020 the Palais de l’Élysée celebrates “Fabriqué en France” as part of an exhibition showcasing 120 products or articles emblematic of French know-how, creativity and genius. Among these items is our Rilsan® powder, selected from 1750 candidate products! The exhibition is an opportunity to discover – or rediscover – a 100% biosourced material at the cutting edge of performance, used inter alia to produce 3D-printed parts. This Rilsan® material is far from new, however: a multi-talented product that now features in dozens of everyday applications, it is indeed the result of know-how spanning over 70 years.
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Arkema Selects Brenntag as Primary Distributor of Waterborne Resins in Canada

- Press release
Arkema today announced that, effective March 1, 2020, Brenntag Canada will be the primary distributor in Canada for all Arkema waterborne resins sold under the ENCOR®, CELOCOR®, SNAP® and NEOCAR® trade names. These resins are used to formulate products across multiple industries, including architectural and industrial coatings, adhesives, caulks and sealants, construction products, traffic markings and others.
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Bostik acquires Danish company LIP, a Scandinavian leader in construction chemicals

- Press release
Arkema announces the acquisition by Bostik of LIP Bygningsartikler AS (LIP), the Danish leader in tile adhesives, waterproofing systems and floor preparation solutions. Leveraging its strong brand, LIP is a first-class player in the Scandinavian market, recognized by construction professionals for its high-quality products. With strong geographic and commercial synergies, the project will enable Bostik to offer its customers an extended range of high value-added solutions, while boosting its presence in Nordic countries.
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Arkema 4 trimaran: driving today’s testing towards tomorrow’s innovation

- Press release
Testing, understanding, adapting, innovating… in order to make materials more efficient, more reliable, safer, faster. These are the values shared by Lalou Multi and the Arkema Group over many years, and the future Arkema 4 Multi50, due to be launched next Spring, reflects this continuity. While the boat’s construction is ongoing, Lalou Roucayrol continues to train its future skipper Quentin Vlamynck through countless real-life training experiences during which the two sailors take on the role of ‘beta-testers’ on many fronts, in particular by working closely with sailmakers Incidence.
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Raphaël Lutard and Arkema 3 finish in 18th place in the 2nd leg of the Mini Transat – La Boulangère

- Short news
It was with huge relief that Raphaël Lutard moored his Mini 6.50 Arkema 3 in the port of Le Marin in Martinique late yesterday, after 18 days 04 hours 09 minutes and 58 seconds sailing solo, in the second leg of the Mini Transat – La Boulangère 2019 race. Plagued by technical glitches throughout the voyage, the 24-year old skipper showed incredible determination and great maturity over the 2,700 mile course between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands and Martinique. After clutching 8th place in the first leg, Raphaël truly stepped up to the plate for his very first solo transatlantic crossing.
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Arkema expands composite 3D Printing to its high-performance material range

- Press release
Arkema is associating with new partners and expanding the use of its high-performance solutions to the 3D manufacturing of composite materials, a major development in lightweight materials. This new technology, which combines the power of 3D printing and composite materials where Arkema has a leading position, will offer new perspectives and new applications in the aeronautics, automotive, energy and construction sectors to meet the growing demand for lightweight materials.
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Arkema inaugurates a new Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing in Normandy

- Press release
On November 15 Arkema inaugurated, in the presence of Thierry Le Hénaff, the Group’s Chairman and CEO, and Hervé Morin, President of the Normandy Region, a new Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing within its Cerdato Research & Development Center in Serquigny, Normandy (France). Arkema and the Normandy Region intend this new center of excellence dedicated to additive manufacturing based on high-performance polymers, to be of benefit to companies and training organizations in the region, as part of a collaborative initiative striving for swift adoption of these new production methods.
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Chatham plant earns prestigious OSHA Star

- Press release
Sartomer, a business unit of Arkema, has earned special recognition at its Chatham, Va. plant. The site has received “Star” status – the highest safety and health ranking possible – under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). Both of Sartomer’s manufacturing sites in the U.S. are now OSHA VPP “Star” sites.
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Arkema "makes its mark" at Formnext 2019

- Press release
Arkema, a leader in advanced polymers and liquid resins for 3D printing, is taking steps forward to help customers accelerate additive manufacturing of high-tech parts. The Group has expanded its list of industrial partnerships and collaborative research programs all along the supply chain.
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Multi50 Arkema 4: modern architectural lines for a powerful boat

- Press release
Initiated in September 2018, the construction of the new Multi50 Arkema 4 is progressing on schedule, and the first components are taking shape in the new infrastructures of the Lalou Multi shipyard in Verdon-sur-Mer (33). Designed by Romaric Neyhousser in close cooperation with Lalou Roucayrol and the future skipper Quentin Vlamynck, this latest generation trimaran will have different architectural lines from its predecessor. It will be more versatile, and also benefit from ergonomics adapted to its skipper and focused on performance. Another major asset: just like the Mini 6.50 Arkema 3, it will incorporate innovative solutions drawn from collaboration between the Research & Development and Business hubs of the Arkema Group and Lalou Multi. This prototype is due to be launched in spring 2020.
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Arkema Presents Legacy and Innovation Awards to Customers at K 2019

- Press release
For their outstanding achievements in legacy and innovation, Arkema’s Technical Polymers business presented four customers with awards during a celebration at K Fair. Additionally, Arkema pledged to make financial contributions to the university program of their choice for each of the award recipients.
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Raphaël Lutard and the Mini Arkema 3 on the departure line of the 1st leg of the Mini Transat - La Boulangère

- Short news
Initially scheduled for 22 September, the start of the Mini Transat - La Boulangère race has had to be deferred several times due to complex weather conditions jeopardizing the competitors’ safety. After three successive postponements and a 15-day wait, the start of this solo transatlantic race is at last looming large for the young 23 year old skipper Raphaël Lutard and his innovative prototype, the Mini 6.50 Arkema 3. So, at 10.30 h on Saturday 5 October, the competitors will be setting off to tackle the first leg of their race: a 1,400 nautical mile course between La Rochelle and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Raphaël Lutard talks to us just a few hours from the much anticipated start.
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Arkema’s improved Luperox® AIR® XL80 and AIR® XL2 crosslinking technology to be featured at the IEC Rubber Expo, Oct. 8-10

- Press release
Arkema Inc. continues to innovate, develop and improve its Luperox® AIR® technology used for rubber crosslinking with the introduction of Luperox® AIR® XL80 and Luperox® AIR® XL2 organic peroxides. This latest technology has been developed based on positive customer interaction, market feedback and extensive lab and plant evaluations. It will be featured at the upcoming IEC Rubber Expo in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 8-10, 2019.
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The StandUp® by LOEVA and Altuglas ShieldUp®: crystalline transparency

- Press release
Among the superyachts at the 28th Monaco Yacht Show in Monte-Carlo this 25-28 September, Bayonne-based LOEVA will present a perfectly transparent stand-up paddle. This SUP allows paddlers to glide over the surface of the waves while admiring the underwater universe by day or by night. The board is a world first to be made with Altuglas® ShieldUp, a nano-structured acrylic glass developed by Arkema. Incubation by the Arkema R&D Centre in Lacq also helped the LOEVA startup to perfect this stand-up paddle. Combining state-of-the-art technology, avant-garde design and high-grade manufacturing, it transcends the boarding experience.
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New Innovation Announced for Kepstan® PEKK Resins for Deep Draw Thermoforming

- Press release
Ultra performing PAEK (polyaryl ether ketone) resins are typically not easily thermoformed in thick gauge semi-crystalline form. Arkema is excited to introduce new Kepstan® PEKK resins specifically designed to make such parts with extreme performance properties. This opens the door to a wide range of high performance parts such as large-scale galley and interior paneling for aircraft and rail interiors, electrical enclosures, and industrial component trays.
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L'atelier 4.20 celebrates two years of success!

- Short news
Designed as a demonstrator of innovations, and itself calling on the latest technologies to explain in simple terms the purpose of our materials and chemistry, L'atelier 4.20 has lived up to its promises since its inauguration at the Arkema headquarters in 2017. In two years, close to 6,500 visitors - employees, customers, higher education students, high school students, R&D partners - have been won over by its cutting-edge appeal. To celebrate this great success, Arkema is posting to its website a new immersive tool allowing visitors to feel as if they were there, while also launching an educational and engaging web series devoted to its key innovations.
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Coatex realigns distribution of its Coatings additives in North America

- Press release
Coatex offers appropriate rheological solutions for sustainable formulations of paints and coatings
Effective September 1, 2019, Coatex changes distributors of its rheological additives for Paints & Coatings, Adhesives & Sealants markets in North America. It concerns products sold under the Coapur™, Rheotech™, Viscoatex™, Thixol™, Polyphobe™, Ecodis™ and Coadis™ trade names.
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Arkema Inc. to showcase its portfolio of innovative products at GlassBuild America booth 1704

- Press release
Arkema will be featuring a wide range of products at GlassBuild America, which is being held September 17-19, 2019, at the Georgia World Congress Center. Innovative solutions to be presented include Kynar Aquatec® PVDF-based finishes for window and door applications, Solarkote® capstocks for window applications, and Bostik, Inc. sealants and adhesives for building products.
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Arkema expands Sartomer’s product offering with the acquisition of Lambson

- Press release
Arkema announces a project to acquire Lambson, a company specializing in photoinitiators for curing, a technology meeting the demands of cutting-edge markets such as electronics, 3D printing, digital ink, composites and high performance coatings. These solutions will complement the offering of Sartomer, a global leader in photocure resins, while helping speed up its development in this fast-growing market. This deal will further strengthen the share of specialties in Arkema’s product portfolio, in line with its long-term ambition.
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Bostik to acquire Prochimir, a company specializing in high performance adhesive films

- Press release
Arkema announces a project for Bostik to acquire Prochimir, a company specializing in high performance thermobonding adhesive films. This acquisition would enable Bostik to broaden its offering of solvent-free thermobonding solutions earmarked for many fast-growing industrial applications in the automotive, construction, textile and medical markets. It would position Bostik among world-leading players in thermobonding films, and is part of Bostik’s strategy to expand through acquisitions targeting leading technologies in a market that remains fragmented.
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Arkema Consolidates Distribution of CRAYVALLAC® Additives in the United States

- Press release
Arkema today announced that, effective October 1, 2019, the company will be consolidating its distribution network in the southern half of the United States for CRAYVALLAC® Additives. Palmer Holland will be responsible for distribution in the southeastern and Peninsula Polymers will be responsible for the southwestern states. CRAYVALLAC® Additives are used across many different applications, including industrial and protective coatings.
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Arkema Selects Brenntag as Primary Distributor of Waterborne Resins in the US

- Press release
Arkema today announced that, effective August 1, 2019, Brenntag North America, Inc. will be the primary distributor in the United States for Arkema waterborne resins sold under the Encor®, Celocor®, Snap® and Neocar® trade names. These resins are used to formulate products across multiple industries, including architectural and industrial coatings, adhesives, caulks and sealants, construction products, and traffic markings.
Products

Protect your business - buy refrigerants from safe sources!

- Short news
With the EU F-Gas Regulation and HFC phase down, the pressure on HFCs, particularly when they have a high GWP, has considerably increased. Refrigerants have become precious goods. They are essential for the safe and reliable operation of your business – just as medicine can be essential for your life. Therefore, you cannot afford to take any risk. Visit the EFCTC site for more information.
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Appointments at Bostik

- Press release
Arkema announces two appointments in its Bostik Specialty Adhesives business: Rodrigo Lacerda as Director of the Construction and Consumer Division, and Fernando Accioly Menezes as Director of Strategy and International Coordination. Both joined the Group on July 8th 2019.
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The Multi 50 Arkema 4 is taking shape

- Press release
The construction of the Multi 50 Arkema 4 announced last year by Arkema and Lalou Multi is well underway. Designed by marine architect Romaric Neyhousser, this innovative trimaran will be skippered by Quentin Vlamynck under the watchful eye of Lalou Roucayrol who manages the project and takes on the role of coach. The three men disclose the rationale of the boat and review the progress of its construction, the boat’s launch being scheduled for Spring 2020.
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Corsica Sole has inaugurated a solar power plant on one of Arkema’s Seveso sites in Saint-Auban

- Press release
Michael COUDYSER, CEO of Corsica Sole, an innovator in photovoltaics, and Pascal MILLET, Director of the Arkema plant in Saint-Auban, has inaugurated a solar power plant within this plant, in the presence of René MASSETTE, President of the Departmental Council of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. This solar power plant is one of the first ones in France to be integrated into the very heart of a Seveso-classified industrial site.
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Arkema completes the acquisition of ArrMaz

- Press release
On July 1st 2019, Arkema completed the acquisition of ArrMaz, a global leader in specialty surfactants for crop nutrition, mining and infrastructure markets. The acquisition of this profitable, resilient and low capital intensive business, which has an accretive impact from the first year, is another milestone in Arkema’s growth journey towards specialties that contributes to further reinforcing the Group’s profile.
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Sartomer and Massivit 3D are leveraging their partnership to celebrate women in sport

- Press release
Since its inception in 2013, Massivit 3D has partnered with Sartomer, a business line of Arkema, benefitting from its market-leading portfolio of N3xtDimension® UV-curable liquid resins, which are the advanced liquid resins that make up a significant portion of Massivit 3D’s unique, proprietary Gel Dispensing Printing (GDP) technology. This technology enables the super-fast production of super-sized, lightweight, hollow 3D-printed models up to 1.8 meters/6 feet high, giving Massivit’s customers the power of 3D advertising.
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Women’s football : Arkema launches its World Cup

- Short news
7 days before the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, France 2019™, Arkema unveils its activation plan for the competition. Caravan’Arkema, Messenger Bot, 3D printing, game contests, the list is long, diverse and most importantly, innovative, in perfect line with the Group’s image.
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West Chester site earns prestigious VPP Star

- Press release
Sartomer, a business line of Arkema, has achieved “Star” status, the highest ranking possible under the U.S. Occupation Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), at its West Chester plant. Site employees held a “Star Worksite” flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the distinction.
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Poster session for Foranext® Specialties at AABC Show 2019

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Arkema Inc. will be at AABC (Advanced Automotive Battery Conference) in San Diego, CA from June 25th to 29th, 2019. See the latest developments during the poster session. We will be presenting a poster on our new electrolyte lithium salt LiTDI, designed as an additive for extended battery lifetime and improved fast charge performance.
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Arkema selects Singapore for the production of its Rilsan® high-performance bio-sourced polyamides

- Press release
Arkema has chosen the location of Jurong Island in Singapore to build its new world-scale plant dedicated to the manufacture of the amino 11 monomer and its flagship Rilsan® polyamide 11 resins. With this 50% increase in its global capacities announced in July 2017, the Group supports strong demand from its customers in Asia for high-performance bio-sourced solutions addressing the major opportunity of material lightweighting in particular.
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2019: Transmission at the heart of the Team Arkema Lalou Multi strategy on the Multi50 and Mini 6.50 circuits

- Short news
A partner of the Lalou Multi team since 2013 on the Multi50 circuit and later the Mini 6.50 circuit, the Arkema Group last year announced the construction of Arkema 4, a new last generation trimaran due to be launched in 2nd quarter 2020. For 2019, Arkema and Lalou Multi have decided to focus on designing and manufacturing this new boat, while continuing with the training of its skipper-to-be: Quentin Vlamynck, a member of the Team for almost 10 years, and previously the skipper of the innovative Mini 6.50 Arkema 3. The latter prototype, meanwhile, will be skippered by the young sailor Raphaël Lutard in the events of the Mini calendar, with the Mini Transat-La Boulangère as the prime objective, the first solo transatlantic race for the 23 year old skipper.
Products

Arkema Inc. Fluorochemicals Scientist Sarah Kim will present during April ASHRAE webinar on ‘The Future of Refrigerants’

- Press release
Arkema Inc. Fluorochemicals Scientist Sarah Kim will be a presenter during an ASHRAE-sponsored webcast “The Future of Refrigerants: Unitary and VRF Systems” on April 17, 2019, 7pm-9pm EDT, with a repeat webcast on April 18, 11am-1pm EDT. The ASHRAE (The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) webcast will examine the world’s most prolific air-conditioning system configurations and how those systems will adapt to worldwide regulatory restrictions and corresponding advancements in refrigerant technology.
CorporateFinance

Arkema files its 2018 Reference Document

- Press release
Arkema announces that it filed its 2018 Reference Document with the French Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) on 11 April 2019. This document is available under the heading Investor Relations in the Financials/Annual Reports section of the Group's website under the following link : www.finance.arkema.com
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Arkema starts a 30% photocure resin production capacity increase at its Sartomer site in China

- Press release
Arkema has successfully started up the 30% capacity extension of its photocure advanced liquid resin production plant in Nansha, located south of Canton, China. Inaugurated today, this new production line will help to meet the strong demand in Asia in the electronics, 3D printing, adhesives and inkjet printing markets. This investment supports Sartomer’s strategy to develop cutting-edge solutions for advanced and sustainable curing technologies.
CorporateFinance

Appointment and renewals of directors at Arkema’s Board of directors

- Press release
The Board of directors decided on 3 April 2019 to propose the appointment, for a 4-year period, of Ian Hudson as independent director and the renewal of the terms of office of Victoire de Margerie, Hélène Moreau-Leroy and Laurent Mignon. In addition, the Board decided to appoint Hélène Moreau-Leroy as senior independent director as of 21 May 2019.
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