To support its customers' strong growth, in particular in the sports and consumer goods markets, Arkema will increase its global manufacturing capacity for Pebax® elastomers by approximately 25 percent through an investment at its Serquigny plant in France.
Arkema announces a 25 percent increase in its global Pebax elastomer production capacity by investing in Serquigny in France. This investment will notably enable increased production of the bio-circular Pebax Rnew® and traditional Pebax ranges. This new capacity will produce a variety of highly specialized grades to meet growing demand in numerous demanding applications thanks to the lightweight, flexibility and excellent energy return of these materials. These properties are particularly appreciated in sports equipment, such as soles for running shoes, ski boots or technical textile, in consumer goods such as smartphones and flexible screens, as well as in other markets such as medical equipment.
Afgeleid van hernieuwbare ricinuszaden, bieden Pebax Rnew geavanceerde bio-circulaire materialen een duurzame oplossing voor onze klanten die steeds meer gedreven worden door duurzaamheid en sociale verantwoordelijkheid. Vergeleken met andere elastomeren op de markt hebben deze materialen een tot wel 50 procent lagere CO2-voetafdruk en kunnen ze volledig worden gerecycled. Bovendien zal deze investering, die naar verwachting medio 2023 in gebruik wordt genomen, het waterverbruik van de site met 25 procent verlagen dankzij procesoptimalisatie.
"We are very excited to commit to an expansion in our Pebax elastomers capacity" said Erwoan Pezron, senior vice-president of Arkema's High Performance Polymers Business Line. "The Serquigny plant has a long proven legacy in the production of these advanced materials, and we are delighted to add this new capacity to support our customers' growing demand for high-performance sustainable materials. We will also continue to produce many of these materials at our Birdsboro plant in Pennsylvania."
