Arkema Inc. in North America

Arkema Announces Sale of Peninsula Polymers

Thu, 03 May 2012 01:00:00 EST

Arkema Coating Resins has announced the sale of the Peninsula Polymers business, a national distributor of coatings raw materials headquartered in North Kansas City, MO. The business has been purchased by an investment group led by the current management team; terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Altuglas International to relocate U.S. acrylic sheet production to Louisville, KY

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:00:00 EST

Altuglas International, makers of Plexiglas® acrylic sheet in the Americas, will consolidate U.S. acrylic sheet production by moving production lines from its facility in Kensington, CT, to its existing resin manufacturing operations in Louisville, KY. The move will take place in several stages beginning later this year.

The technology behind the new bio-based resins to be presented at NPE 2012

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:00:00 EST

New Bio-based Alloy Plexiglas® Rnew Resin with NatureWorks’ Ingeo™ biopolymer offers exceptional performance characteristics

Altuglas International’s, a subsidiary of Arkema, new Plexiglas® Rnew bio-based resins, compounded alloys of Altuglas International’s PMMA and NatureWorks LLC’s IngeoTM biopolymer, will be presented at the National Plastics Exposition (NPE) April 2-5, 2012, in Orlando, FL

COATEX Inc Announces Price Increase - NAFTA Region

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:00:00 EST

Chester, S.C. – March 15, 2012 – Effective April 1, 2012 or as contracts allow, COATEX Inc will increase the list and off-list selling prices of its Thickener and Dispersant product lines offered to the Paper, Mineral Processing, Construction, and Industrial Markets for the NAFTA Region by $0.03/lb to $0.05/lb.

Plexiglas® Rnew Bio-based Acrylic Resins from Arkema

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:00:00 EST

Altuglas International announces Plexiglas^® Rnew a new technology utilizing impact modified PMMA/PLA alloys for use in injection molding and extrusion applications. Offered for both transparent and opaque applications, the new alloys provide a reduced carbon footprint, while offering outstanding impact performance and chemical resistance. These alloys may be useful for a wide variety of applications - visit our site at www.plexiglas.com/rnew.

Doug Sharp named President and CEO of Sartomer

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:00:00 EST

Doug Sharp has been appointed President and CEO of Sartomer, Photocure Resins Business Unit of Arkema.

Arkema Coating Resins Announces Price Increase for Solventborne and Powder Products in North America

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:00:00 EST

Effective March 15, 2012 or as contracts allow, Arkema Coating Resins will increase pricing on all solventborne and powder coating resins sold in North America.

Arkema sets new standards for PPA- based materials with its new ultra-flexible Rilsan® HT grade

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:00:00 EST

Arkema has expanded its Rilsan® HT (high temperature) range with an ultra-flexible grade that is close to the flexibility of polyamide extrusion grades.

COATEX Inc Announces Price Increase for Coatings Market - NAFTA Region

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:00:00 EST

Effective March 1, 2012 or as contracts allow, COATEX Inc will increase the list and off-list selling prices of its Thickener and Dispersant product lines sold to the Coatings Market for the NAFTA Region.

Arkema Inc. extends fluoropolymer capacity and product line offering for plenum rated wire and cable

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:00:00 EST

Arkema introduces Kynar Flex® 3120-15 PVDF and Kynar Superflex® 2500-25 PVDF as wire jacketing products with special properties.

Arkema Inc. Launches Novel Technology for Foaming Kynar® PVDF

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 EST

Arkema Inc. is offering new performance options to its customers for Kynar® PVDF and Kynar Flex® PVDF resins by offering a foaming technology that uses a foam concentrate designed specifically to work with Kynar® resins.

Arkema Coating Resins Introduces Celocor" Opaque Polymer for Partial Replacement of TiO₂

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:00:00 EST

Arkema Coating Resins has introduced Celocor™ opaque polymer, a voided latex product that imparts hiding and functions as a partial replacement for titanium dioxide (TiO₂). Compared to competitive opacifiers with similar functionality, Celocor™ opaque polymer offers a more balanced approach to performance attributes such as tint strength, gloss development, burnish resistance and scrub resistance.

Arkema files a complaint for patent infringement

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:00:00 EST

As a supplier of PVDF-based fluorinated films used in the manufacture of photovoltaic panels, Arkema filed a complaint for patent infringement with the Central District Court of Seoul against the South Korean company SKC on November 30 2011. This claim is based on Arkema's patent n° KR 1016933 granted on February 16 2011 by the Korean Patent Office.

Arkemas Forane® U.S. website offers expanded R-22 retrofitting coverage

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 EST

Arkema’s North American Forane® refrigerants website has expanded its information about R-22 retrofitting in response to users’ needs to better understand the many options open to them. The new information can be reached from the homepage of www.forane-us.com, which now features a convenient “R-22 Retrofit” button that links to a comprehensive section about retrofitting. Or, users can go directly to the new retrofits section via www.r22retrofits.com.

Arkema Inc. announces expanded development of Kynar® PVDF resins into

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:00:00 EST

Arkema Inc. is expanding its development of Kynar® PVDF resins into broader areas of water management as well as foamed extruded products, and has named a dedicated business development engineer to oversee this new development.