Introducing Arkema

Introducing FOREST consortium member - Arkema.

Arkema is a French chemical group structured into three coherent and complementary segments dedicated to Specialty Materials (Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions) accounting for 92% of its sales, and an Intermediates segment leveraging competitive and global product lines.

Its head office is located in Colombes, in Hauts-de-Seine in France. Sustained by the collective energy of its 21,100 employees, Arkema operates in some 55 countries and reports sales of €9.5 billion.

Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science, Arkema designs materials to address the ever-growing demand for innovative and sustainable materials, driven by the challenges of new energies, new technologies, the depletion of resources, mobility, and increasing urbanization.

Role in the project

In the FOREST project, Arkema develops a bio-based version of Elium® resins.

Elium® is a liquid thermoplastic resin designed for manufacturing composite parts with mechanical properties similar to thermosets. The major advantage of Elium® is it acts like a thermoplastic, which means it is uniquely designed for thermoforming, recycling, and welding.