Arkema
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Arkema S.A. is a publicly listed, multi-national manufacturer of specialty materials, headquartered in Colombes, near Paris, France. It has three specialty materials segments (or divisions); adhesives, advanced materials and coatings. A further segment covers chemical intermediates.[2]
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Company type | Société Anonyme |
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ISIN | FR0010313833 |
Industry | Chemical |
Founded | 2004; 20 years ago (2004) |
Headquarters | Colombes, France |
Key people | Thierry Le Hénaff (Chairman and CEO) |
Products | Polyamide 11, Elastomers, PVDF, PEKK, Acrylics, synthetic resins, PVC, polymers, hydrogen peroxide, vinyl compounds, pipes, PMMA, HCFCs and chlorine compounds |
Revenue | €9.5 billion (2021)[1] |
€1.7 billion (2021)[1] | |
€1.3 billion (2021)[1] | |
Total assets | €12.3 billion (2021)[1] |
Total equity | €6.3 billion (2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 20,200 (end 2021)[1] |
Subsidiaries | Bostik, ArrMaz, Coatex, MLPC International, Sartomer, Den Braven, Casda, Agiplast |
Website | www |
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The company was created in 2004, as part of French oil major Total's restructuring of its chemicals business, and floated on the Paris stock exchange in May 2006. Turnover in 2021 was €9.5 billion. Arkema operates in more than 55 countries and has 20,200 employees, 13 research centers and 144 production plants.[1]