Arkema

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Arkema S.A.

Company type	Société Anonyme
Traded as	Euronext Paris: AKE CAC Next 20 Component
ISIN	FR0010313833
Industry	Chemical
Founded	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Headquarters	Colombes, France
Key people	Thierry Le Hénaff (Chairman and CEO)
Products	Polyamide 11, Elastomers, PVDF, PEKK, Acrylics, synthetic resins, PVC, polymers, hydrogen peroxide, vinyl compounds, pipes, PMMA, HCFCs and chlorine compounds
Revenue	€9.5 billion (2021)[1]
Operating income	€1.7 billion (2021)[1]
Net income	€1.3 billion (2021)[1]
Total assets	€12.3 billion (2021)[1]
Total equity	€6.3 billion (2021)[1]
Number of employees	20,200 (end 2021)[1]
Subsidiaries	Bostik, ArrMaz, Coatex, MLPC International, Sartomer, Den Braven, Casda, Agiplast
Website	www.arkema.com

Arkema S.A. is a publicly listed, multi-national manufacturer of specialty materials, headquartered in Colombes, near Paris, France. It has three specialty materials segments (or divisions); adhesives, advanced materials and coatings. A further segment covers chemical intermediates.^[2]

The company was created in 2004, as part of French oil major Total's restructuring of its chemicals business, and floated on the Paris stock exchange in May 2006. Turnover in 2021 was €9.5 billion. Arkema operates in more than 55 countries and has 20,200 employees, 13 research centers and 144 production plants.^[1]