Arkema

Arkema Group is a French multinational chemical company headquartered in Colombes, near Paris. It develops and manufactures high-performance materials and specialty chemicals for industries such as coatings, packaging, construction, automotive, electronics, and healthcare. Known for its focus on innovation and sustainable chemistry, Arkema emphasizes solutions that improve product performance while reducing environmental impact.

The company operates through multiple product lines that cover polymers, resins, coatings chemistries, adhesives, and functional materials. Notable offerings include Rilsan polyamide 11, derived from renewable castor oil, and Pebax polyamide elastomers, used in sports equipment and medical devices. Arkema also produces fluorinated and other specialty polymers, resins for coatings, and value-added chemical intermediates.

Arkema maintains a global manufacturing and R&D network with production sites in Europe, North America, and Asia, supported by a worldwide sales and service organization. The group serves a diversified customer base across industrial, consumer, and infrastructure markets and collaborates with customers to tailor materials for specific applications.

Founded in 2004 as the chemicals arm of Total S.A., Arkema adopted its current name for the new group and has since expanded through organic growth and acquisitions. The company is publicly traded and governed by a board of directors and a chief executive officer.

Arkema prioritizes sustainability through its safe and responsible operations, energy efficiency, and circular economy initiatives. It pursues reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, use of bio-based feedstocks where feasible, recycling of materials, and compliance with environmental norms across its global footprint.