09.06.16
To support its customers’ growth around the world, in particular in the sports, consumer electronics and automotive markets, Arkema continues to expand its specialty polyamides production capacities in China and the US.
In China, at its Zhangjiagang site (Jiangsu Province) specialized in biosourced specialty polyamides, Arkema is increasing its compounding capacities and in 2017 will bring on stream two production lines to manufacture polyamide 11 in addition to polyamide 10 already produced on the site. Rilsan polyamide 11’s properties in terms of resistance to impact and to chemicals, light weight and easy processing make it a choice material for the automotive, consumer electronics and sports sectors.
With these developments and other investments made in recent years on the site amounting to €10 million overall, Arkema is consolidating its offering together with the flexibility of its manufacturing plants in Asia for biosourced polyamides marketed under the trade name Rilsan.
In the US, a new investment in the Birdsboro, PA site will enable the manufacture of new Pebax biosourced grades for the sports and electronics market.
In China, at its Zhangjiagang site (Jiangsu Province) specialized in biosourced specialty polyamides, Arkema is increasing its compounding capacities and in 2017 will bring on stream two production lines to manufacture polyamide 11 in addition to polyamide 10 already produced on the site. Rilsan polyamide 11’s properties in terms of resistance to impact and to chemicals, light weight and easy processing make it a choice material for the automotive, consumer electronics and sports sectors.
With these developments and other investments made in recent years on the site amounting to €10 million overall, Arkema is consolidating its offering together with the flexibility of its manufacturing plants in Asia for biosourced polyamides marketed under the trade name Rilsan.
In the US, a new investment in the Birdsboro, PA site will enable the manufacture of new Pebax biosourced grades for the sports and electronics market.