Recent Coverage

We are proud to feature Anthony Byrd, Arkema's Security Director AMAS Region, for this iteration of the Leadership Perspectives forum. The Leadership Perspectives forum brings together voices shaping the future of enterprise security. It features leaders advancing risk and protection strategies through security leadership and applied insight. 

May is Military Appreciation Month, a time to honor those currently serving and remember the men and women who gave their lives in defense of our country. It is also a reminder that gratitude must go beyond words.

Congrats to Amandaa on being featured in this distinguished panel of women leaders in chromatography.

A case study on how Arkema redesigned its North American headquarters to bring employees together, foster collaboration, and create a more connected and engaging workplace.

Located next to the Arkema North America headquarters, Brandywine Realty Trust’s new $60 million, 121‑room Marriott hotel in Radnor will open this Spring. 

WPVI-TV 6ABC Action News highlights how Arkema engineers advanced materials in Pennsylvania that enhance the performance of high-end ski gear used around the world.

Specialty materials company Arkema is consolidating its company into space in Radnor and King of Prussia after putting its Exton laboratory and office building up for sale.

The new two-mile access path funded by Bostik's Middleton site helps improve emergency response and safety for first responders in the Willis Woods area of Massachusetts.

Battery manufacturers are pivoting from electric vehicles to grid‑scale energy storage and data center demand as EV sales slow, allowing them to utilize excess production capacity and meet growing needs for reliable power.

The Bostik Middleton facility is receiving $27 million to expanding capacity.

Carl Stewart and his wife Dacia recently attended the Heroes of Chemistry Award ceremony hosted by the American Chemical Society. Stewart, of Metropolis, the plant manager of Arkema in Calvert City, Kentucky, was among the team members to receive the award for their work on Kynar HSV 900.

Kym Mizell takes what she learned during the summer’s Arkema Science Teacher Program into her sixth-grade classroom at Franklin Elementary School. She guides students through the Testing for Fat, Protein, Carbohydrates and Human Nutrition activity from her “You and Your Body” Delta Science Module. “They absolutely love them! Hands-on activities make kids excited about science,” she said.

A new tank‑free solvolysis process enables the recovery and reuse of intact glass and carbon composite laminates from large structures like boats and wind turbine blades, offering a more efficient and scalable approach to recycling marine materials.

Arkema’s annual 5K and Fun Run returns to Chatham, which raises funds for first responders, schools, and community organizations in Pittsylvania County.

U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., toured the new Forane 1233zd unit at the Arkema North America plant in Calvert City with plant manager Carl Stewart and Frederic Gauvard, group president of Arkema's fluorospecialties and refrigerants business unit.

With the start-up of its 15 kt Forane 1233zd production unit in Calvert City, Kentucky, Arkema continues to develop its low Global Warming Potential (GWP) fluorospecialties to meet the increasing demand for more sustainable solutions in building insulation and thermal management.

Aligned with Arkema’s ambition to provide its customers with sustainable and innovative solutions, the Group announced in 2022 the investment of around US$60 million in its Calvert City site to upgrade its previous HFC production line into a state-of-the-art HFO 1233zd unit. 

Arkema has completed the transition of its R134a refrigerant facility in Calvert City, Kentucky, to produce the new HFO 1233zd. 

Officials with the chemical manufacturer Arkema held a ribbon cutting Tuesday on a new unit in Calvert City that’s been retrofitted to produce a material used for insulation, refrigeration and other applications – representing a $60 million investment in the Marshall County area.

Chemical manufacturer Arkema officially opened its new $60 million Forane 1233 production plant in Calvert City on Tuesday, expanding the company’s manufacturing capabilities for environmentally-friendly blowing agents.

The Arkema plant in Calvert City cut the ribbon Tuesday on a $60 million investment with an eye to the future.

Former R.J. Vial Elementary student Julia Tastet returned to her alma mater to teach fourth-grade math and science with help from Arkema's Science Teacher Program, bringing enthusiasm for hands-on learning while giving back to the community and school that inspired her to become an educator.

Thanks to the Arkema Science Teacher Program when four local teachers return to the classroom this year, they will be equipped with new resources to make Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (“STEM”) curriculum fun for their students. 

Improvements will enable the company to boost output of hot-melt adhesives.

A coalition of marine and materials companies led by Groupe Beneteau and Arkema has developed a circular recycling system using thermolysis technology to break down composite boatbuilding waste into reusable resin and fibers, enabling large-scale, closed-loop manufacturing.

Bostik invests $27 million to expand polyester production capacity at its Middleton, Mass. manufacturing plant while supporting sustainability and local economic activity.