At K 2025, Arkema’s High Performance Polymers business proudly celebrates the strength of its customer collaborations by presenting the “Collaborative and Sustainable” Innovation Awards to five outstanding partners. These awards recognize not only technical excellence but also a shared passion for breakthrough advancements.
This new edition of the awards brings together Arkema’s customers and collaborators to highlight the power of long-term partnerships in driving meaningful change. This year, ARAYMOND, SENIOR, VORWERK ENGINEERING, RESINEX, and HP ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS are honored for their remarkable contributions.
Today more than ever, strong and trust-based partnerships are the key to unlocking meaningful innovation. These awards celebrate the creativity and technical excellence of our customers, as well as our shared commitment to advancing sustainable solutions.”
In recognition of their achievements, Arkema will make a financial contribution to the university program of each award recipient’s choice, further reinforcing its commitment to education, innovation, and sustainability.
The awarded customers and their innovations
- ARAYMOND receives the “Collaborative Innovation award” for multiple advanced developments in the field of mobility. The company selected the university program of Grenoble INP -Ensimag, UGA, France. The award is accepted on behalf of ARAYMOND by Philippe BABOU – Chief Purchasing Officer at ARAYMOND, France.
- SENIOR receives the “Sustainable Innovation award” for its pioneering advancement in lithium-ion battery separator coating technology, successfully transitioning from a solvent-based process to a water-based process. The company selected the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden as its academic partner. The award is accepted on behalf of SENIOR by Jiayan CONG, Head of the European R&D Center, SENIOR Material (Europe) AB.
- VORWERK ENGINEERING receives the “Sustainable Innovation award” for innovation in durable solution for Kitchen Appliances Their chosen university program is University of Wuppertal, Germany. The award is accepted on behalf of VORWERK ENGINEERING by Dr. Michael KROH – Fellow Materials and Sustainability officer at VORWERK ENGINEERING.
- RESINEX receives the “Collaborative Innovation award” for its legacy and innovation in the process industry field activity. Their chosen university programs is University of Chemistry and Technology of Prague. The award is accepted on behalf of RESINEX is Alessio PATANE- RESINEX Business director at RESINEX.
- HP ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS receives the “Collaborative Innovation award” for its outstanding partnership and forward-thinking initiatives in the Additive Manufacturing field. Their chosen university program is Polytechnic University of Catalonia. The award is accepted on behalf of HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions is François MINEC Vice President and Head of Global Sales and Business Development for HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions.
From clean energy storage and climate change mitigation to life sciences and circular economy breakthroughs, the award-winning projects exemplify how collaboration can lead to high-impact, sustainable innovation.
