French specialty materials company Arkema has announced its plan to acquire PIAM, a South Korean-based global leader in polyimide films and graphite sheets. With over 30% global market share, PIAM specializes in providing cutting-edge materials for high-growth markets such as mobile devices and electric vehicles. The acquisition, subject to regulatory approval, will allow Arkema to … Read more
Arkema, a leading chemical company, has released its financial results for Q1 2023. Despite continued low volumes and weak demand in Europe, the company has achieved a solid financial performance in line with its full-year guidance for 2023. Sales Decline, But Prices Remain Resilient Arkema reported sales of €2.5 billion for the first quarter of … Read more
Arkema, a French multinational chemical company, has announced its 2022 full-year financial results, reporting impressive growth in sales and EBITDA, despite a challenging macroeconomic environment. The company also provided its outlook for 2023, which includes the continuation of its strategic priorities and the implementation of its cutting-edge innovation focused on sustainable development and decarbonization. Sales … Read more
On 3 January 2023, Arkema finalized the divestment of Febex, a company specialized in phosphorus-based chemistry, to Belgian group Prayon. Febex is a global player in phosphorus derivatives (high purity phosphoric acid, sodium hypophosphite and derivatives), used primarily in electronics and in the pharmaceuticals industry. Part of the Performance Additives Business Line and with little … Read more
Arkema announced on Thursday that the company will double polyester resins capacity in its Navi Mumbai facility in India. The move reinforces its leadership position in the global powder coatings market and its commitment to developing very low-VOC technologies. Arkema invested in the Navi Mumbai facility in early 2019 to expand geographic coverage of its … Read more
Arkema has closed its previously announced acquisition of Ashland’s Performance Adhesives business for around $1.65 billion in an all-cash transaction. The company signed an agreement to acquire Ashland’s business in August last year. Ashland’s Performance Adhesives business supplies a wide range of adhesives for flexible packaging and pressure-sensitive adhesives for various markets, including decorative labels, … Read more
Arkema has announed the planned acquisition of Chinese company PMP (Shanghai Zhiguan Polymer Materials), which specialises in reactive hot-melt polyurethane (HMPUR) adhesives and generates over €1 million in annual sales. These adhesives are mainly dedicated to the consumer electronics market and are used in the bonding of mobile phones, tablets, laptops and connected objects. “Thanks … Read more
Arkema has announced the construction of a polyamide 11 powders plant on its Changshu platform in China, scheduled to come on stream in the first quarter of 2023. This investment will further support the growing demand for advanced bio-circular materials in Asia. This plant will be built in parallel with its major project to increase … Read more
Arkema S.A. signed an agreement related to the acquisition of Ashland Global Holdings Inc.’s Performance Adhesives business for $1.65 billion. The company said that the acquisition is perfectly aligned with the Group’s ambition to become a pure Specialty Materials player by 2024. With estimated sales of around $360 million and an estimated EBITDA at a … Read more
Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, has entered into a binding agreement to purchase Arkema’s polymethyl methacrylates (PMMA) and activated methyl methacrylates (MMA) businesses, the company announced Monday. The transaction is valued at €1.137 billion (~$1.36 billion). “This acquisition will be a catalyst for portfolio transformation toward … Read more
Arkema has completed the acquisition of Colorado Photopolymer Solutions (CPS), a US-based provider of photopolymer formulation services. The deal was completed earlier this month. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. CPS is a developer and marketer of value-added, formulated photopolymer resin solutions for energy curing technology, especially for three-dimensional (3D) printing … Read more
Arkema unveiled its ambition to become a world leader in Specialty Materials realigned around three businesses: Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions at a Strategy Update meeting on April 2. The Group unveiled its roadmap and its objectives for 2024 at this event. The Group has decided to align its organization which will now … Read more
Arkema reported fall in adjusted net income and sales in 2019 due to a challenging macro environment. In the fourth quarter, sales fell 7% on year to EUR2.05 billion ($2.26 billion). The company’s adjusted net income for the full year came in at EUR625 million ($678.8 million) from EUR725 million ($800.6 million) in 2018. Sales … Read more
Arkema announces the proposed divestment of its Functional Polyolefins business to SK Global Chemical, a major chemicals player in South Korea and a subsidiary of SK, the large South-Korean corporation. With this project, Arkema continues its shift towards specialty chemicals and advanced materials. Part of the PMMA Business Unit (Industrial Specialties division), the Functional Polyolefins … Read more
Arkema brought on stream a new production line for ultra-high performance polyamide 12 powders at the Mont plant in France. The new line increases the company’s global capacity for the Orgasol-branded products by over 50%, Arkema announced on 8 Oct, without giving detailed figures. The new capacity will serve the fast-growing niche industrial applications, in … Read more
Arkema has completed the acquisition of its partner’s stake in Taixing Sunke Chemicals, its joint venture manufacturing acrylic monomers in China, and now becomes the sole shareholder of the company. With this transaction, which has approximately €70 million ($86 million) impact on the net debt, the Group will support the growth of its customers in … Read more
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 … Read more
Arkema announced on Thursday that it is to acquire ArrMaz Products (Mulberry, Florida), a producer of specialty surfactants, from Golden Gate Capital for $570 million. ArrMaz is a leader in specialty surfactants for crop nutrition, mining and infrastructure with $290 million in sales, an EBITDA margin of 18% and around 2.5% of capex to sales. … Read more
Arkema to build its new world-scale plant dedicated to the manufacture of the amino 11 monomer and its flagship Rilsan polyamide 11 resins at the Jurong Island in Singapore. 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 … Read more
Arkema has successfully started up a Kepstan PEKK (Poly-Ether-Ketone-Ketone) plant at its site near Alabama, United States. The company considers the investment as a new step in Arkema’s ambitious growth strategy in high-performance polymers and advanced materials, the development of which is supported by the Group’s cutting-edge technologies in search of solutions for sustainable development. … Read more