Arkema's R&D strategy | Arkema Japan

In an ever changing world, manufacturers constantly have to adapt their offer to the constraints of their markets. In order to develop new materials and bring them to fruition, the Arkema Group is counting on a strong R&D and an Open Innovation strategy.

The R&D teams boast experts who carefully watch market trends, and relentlessly work at putting in place pioneering and sustainable solutions.

Their work revolve around 5 R&D platforms:

Arkema group R&D key figures

2.9%
of revenue

Dedicated to R&D

1,800 researchers

In 17 R&D centers

More than 200
new patents in 2023

More than 90% related to sustainable development

+400 million euros sales in 2024

From our sustainable innovations
And +1.5 billion euros sales by 2030 (compared with 2019)

The incubator: enhancing high-potential innovations

The role of the "incubator" is to identify products with a high potential and bring them to fruition. Within this original structure with its own technical and financial resources, researchers and scientific directors are charged with developing nanomaterials and new generation polymers.

Graphistrength^® carbone nanotubes, Piezotech^® electroactive fluoropolymers, or AEC Polymers adhesives (Bostik) are amongst the innovations which prepare the future of the Group, and are poised to completely transform many application sectors.

Collaborative research: Arkema, a partner of choice

Engaged in an open innovation initiative, Arkema is involved in many scientific and industrial partnerships, and networks on 60 collaborative projects. Universities, start-ups and public agencies actively work to enrich the R&D with their expertise.

Arkema on campus: The Group gets involved on several campus, all over the world. Arkema has partnerships with Yamagata University in Japan, Donghua University in Shanghai, or the the Hanyang University in South Korea.
40% of which are European project: COSMOS aims to reduce the dependence of Europe’s oleochemical industry on imported plant oils by turning camelina and crambe into profitable, sustainable, multipurpose, non-GMO European oil crops - see the press release (in FR) . The european consortium Consens involves sustainable and flexible production of high quality chemical products - see the press release
Our public-private collaborative R&D projects: The French National Research Agency (ANR), The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), or The Bpifrance (public company providing financing aid for innovative projects) work hand in hand with Arkema.