Arkema Increases Production Capacity for Specialty Polyamides
COLOMBES, France - To support growth around the world, Arkema is expanding its specialty polyamides production capacities in China and the United States.
At the company’s Zhangjiagang site in Jiangsu Province, China, which specializes 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, which is already produced on the site. Rilsan® polyamide 11 is used in the automotive, consumer electronics and sports sectors.