Arkema launches its SCALEVA™ website www.scaleva.com

02/20/2008    Press Release

A world-class chemical concern, Arkema announced the launch of Scaleva™ last June, a new environmentally safe solution used in detergent formulations for hygiene and cleaning in the food industry. A new website, www.scaleva.com, has now been launched to present this Scaleva™ solution, an environmentally sensitive substitute to phosphoric acid that reduces phosphorus compounds in wastewater.

With Scaleva^TM, an organic acid for cleaning solutions, Arkema offers an effective and innovative alternative to the phosphoric acid-based formulations used today in the food industry. The Scaleva^TM  solution biodegrades within 28 days in water treatment plants without the formation of environmentally unsafe decomposition compounds. It allows manufacturers to reduce the phosphorus at source, thereby substantially reducing the significant direct and indirect operating costs involved in treating and eliminating phosphorus compounds in wastewater.

Through its new website www.scaleva.com, Arkema makes available part of its research findings, together with the Scaleva^TM  technical, economic and environmental characteristics, to phosphoric acid-based cleaning product manufacturers and users.

A global chemical player, Arkema consists of 3 coherent and related business segments: Vinyl Products, Industrial Chemicals, and Performance Products. Present in over 40 countries with 17,000 employees, Arkema achieves sales of 5.7 billion euros. With its 6 research centers in France, the United States and Japan, and internationally recognized brands, Arkema holds leadership positions in its principal markets.