Arkema expands specialty molecular sieve production capacities in France

This will enable the group to support its customers' growth in refining & petrochemicals markets

Premium

Arkema’s Honfleur (France) facility

BS B2B Bureau Paris, France

Last Updated : Apr 27 2017 | 4:36 PM IST

Arkema has inaugurated the new specialty molecular sieve capacity at the Honfleur (France) plant enabling the group to support its customers’ growth in the refining and petrochemicals markets, in particular in Asia and the Middle East.

This investment of about € 60 million supports the development of the high performance materials segment, represents one of the group’s growth drivers, and consolidates its position in the global molecular sieves market.

Arkema is the world’s second largest producer of molecular sieves. These products are used for their adsorption and dehydration properties, primarily in industrial gases and in some petrochemical plants, as well as in

What you get on BS Premium?

Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.

VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in