# 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;…

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/arkema/
Updated: 2026-08-15

- Country: France
- Ticker: AKE

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | The Carling site project received funding from the French State under the France 2030 program and the European Union's NextGenerationEU fund. | https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/innovation/2025/20250318-carat-project-on-carling-site/, https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/investorrelations/2023/20230927-arkema-will-decarbonize-acrylics-carling/, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/arkema-launches-ethyl-acrylate-based-entirely-on-bioethanol-302273586.html |
| Revenue | €9.5 billion (Group revenue in 2024) | https://www.arkema.com/files/live/sites/shared_arkema/files/downloads/corporate-documentations/Annual%20reports%20-%20EN/2024-arkema-annual-report.pdf |
| Headcount | 385-389 employees at the Carling site | https://www.arkema.com/france/en/locations/production-centers/carling/, https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/innovation/2025/20250318-carat-project-on-carling-site/ |
| Headcount | 21,150 employees (Group headcount in 2024) | https://www.arkema.com/files/live/sites/shared_arkema/files/downloads/corporate-documentations/Annual%20reports%20-%20EN/2024-arkema-annual-report.pdf |
| Production site | Carling, France (acrylic monomer facility) | https://www.arkema.com/france/en/locations/production-centers/carling/ |
| Capacity | The new purification unit under construction is expected to increase the site's production capacity. [medium confidence] | https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/innovation/2025/20250318-carat-project-on-carling-site/ |
| Capacity | 240,000 tonnes/year for the Carling acrylic acid plant (as of 2006) [medium confidence] | https://chemxplore.com/news/arkema-increases-the-capacity-of-its-carling-acrylic-acid-plant |
| Capacity | 47,000 tonnes/year for the Carling superabsorbent facility (as of 2013) [medium confidence] | https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/investorrelations/2013/20131022-inauguration-of-new-carling-site/ |
| Certification | ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, and ISCC+ | https://www.arkema.com/france/en/locations/production-centers/carling/ |

Independent sources: chemxplore.com, prnewswire.com

## Technologies

- [Bio-acrylic acid](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/bio-acrylic-acid/)
- [Bio-based plasticizers](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/bio-based-plasticizers/)
- [Bio-nylon](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/bio-nylon/)