Arkema

launched bio-based Ethyl Acrylate produced entirely from bioethanol at its Carling acrylic monomer facility in October 2024, achieving 40% bio carbon content (BCC) and up to 30% reduction in product carbon footprint (PCF) per IPCC 2021 GWP100 assumptions;…

Country
France
Ticker
AKE
40% BCC, 30% PCF reduction eu
Coverage
CNEUINUS
platform-chemicals—✓—✓
polymers-materials✓✓✓✓
Regulatorsepareachfda

Verifiable facts

FactValueSource
FundingThe Carling site project received funding from the French State under the France 2030 program and the European Union's NextGenerationEU fund.arkema.com · prnewswire.com
Revenue€9.5 billion (Group revenue in 2024)arkema.com
Headcount385-389 employees at the Carling sitearkema.com
Headcount21,150 employees (Group headcount in 2024)arkema.com
Production siteCarling, France (acrylic monomer facility)arkema.com
CapacityThe new purification unit under construction is expected to increase the site's production capacity. medium confidencearkema.com
Capacity240,000 tonnes/year for the Carling acrylic acid plant (as of 2006) medium confidencechemxplore.com
Capacity47,000 tonnes/year for the Carling superabsorbent facility (as of 2013) medium confidencearkema.com
CertificationISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, and ISCC+arkema.com

Independent sources: chemxplore.com · prnewswire.com

Technologies
NameClusterRisk
Bio-acrylic acidplatform-chemicalsHigh→
Bio-based plasticizerspolymers-materialsLow→
Bio-nylonpolymers-materialsLow→

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