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Hydrogen Peroxide
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The Hydrogen Peroxide Business Unit has production facilities in Europe (France and Germany), North America (United States and Canada) and Asia (China).
Manufactured and Market Products
Hydrogen peroxide (Albone®, Valsterane®, Peroxal®), used as a bleaching agent for pulp and textile fibers, a chemical intermediate, an antiseptic and to treat liquid and gaseous waste
Sodium chlorate, which is also used to bleach pulp and synthesize chemicals, as well as make herbicides
Sodium perchlorate, used primarily to produce rocket fuel, which also has applications in the fields of explosives and pyrotechnics, batteries and electrometallurgy
Hydrazine hydrate and derivatives, whose performance in various applications is recognized worldwide :
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Hydrazine hydrate solutions, Liozan®, used to treat boiler water, manufacture blowing agents (Azobul® azodicarbonamide) and intermediates, and purify precious metals
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Triazoles (1,2,4-triazole, aminotriazoles), for synthesis intermediates containing active ingredients used in the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries
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Azoic initiators such as azobis (isobutyronitrile and isovaleronitrile), used to make polymers for a variety of uses, including flocculants, synthetic glass, paints and coatings, acrylic fibers and PVC foam
Arkema ranks among the top three global producers of hydrogen peroxide and hydrazine hydrate and its derivatives.
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