euronext ake industry chemical industry founded 2004 headquarters colombes france key people thierry le h naff chairman and ceo products acrylics synthetic resins pvc polymers hydrogen peroxide vinyl compounds pipes pmma hcfcs and chlorine compounds revenue 5.905 billion 2010 1 operating income 486 million 2010 1 profit 347 million 2010 1 total assets 4.818 billion end 2010 1 total equity 2.240 billion end 2010 1 number of employees 19 000 end 2015 1 subsidiaries alphacan altuglas international arkema inc. ceca coatex mlpc international oxford performance materials resinoplast website www.arkema.com arkema is a leading specialty chemicals and advanced materials company headquartered in colombes near paris france . 2 created in 2004 when french oil major total restructured its chemicals business arkema was introduced at the paris stock exchange in may 2006 . with a turnover of 7.7 billion arkema has 19 000 employees in more than 50 countries 13 research centers worldwide and a total of 137 production plants in europe north america and asia . 2 arkema is organized into three business segments coating solutions industrial chemicals and performance products . 3 contents 1 history 2 organization 2.1 high performance materials 2.2 industrial specialties 2.3 coating solutions 3 subsidiaries 3.1 altuglas international 3.2 coatex 3.3 ceca 3.4 mlpc international 3.5 bostik 4 arkema worldwide 4.1 locations 4.2 sales by region 1 5 research and development 6 financial performance 1 7 shareholder structure 8 references 9 external links history edit arkema was created when french oil major total restructured its chemicals business . the restructuring was a gradual process that began many years earlier 1971 creation of aquitaine total organico ato a joint elf total subsidiary . creation of produits chimiques ugine kuhlmann pcuk . 1973 creation of ato chimie . 1980 creation of chlo chimie 40 % elf aquitaine 40 % total and 20 % rh ne poulenc . 1983 creation of atochem chemical production in france is reorganized around atochem a wholly owned elf aquitaine subsidiary incorporating the activities of ato chimie chlo chimie and most of pcuk . 1990 chemical production is again reorganized in france orkem s petrochemicals styrenics fertilizers and acrylics businesses are integrated into atochem while specialties resin and paint move to total . acquisition of montedison s organic peroxide business . 1992 atochem becomes elf atochem . 2000 creation of atofina by merging totalfina and elf s chemical businesses following the two companies 1999 merger . 2004 creation of arkema on october 1 . 2006 arkema ipo on the paris bourse on may 18 4 2007 arkema sells its agrochemical activities cerexagri 5 and its formaldehyde activities 6 2007 arkema acquires coatex company specialty acrylic polymers 2010 arkema acquires acrylic dow assets in the us 7 2011 arkema acquires total coating resins cray valley and sartomer 8 2011 in june arkema joined the cac next 20 french stock market index . 9 2012 arkema acquires chinese company hipro polymers producer of bio polyamides and casda biomaterials producer of plant raw materials 10 2012 in july arkema sold for 1 symbolic euro its vinyl products business segment to the klesch group 11 for reasons of profitability but also to recenter its operations exclusively on specialty chemicals . as part of this divestment arkema made a 100 million euro cash payment to the klesch group and took on debts amounting to 470 million euros to help revive the activity . in response to fears of redundancy and to protests from employees at a number of production sites the trade unions negotiated with the arkema management industrial and social guarantees as well as support measures designed to protect the rights of employees should the klesch group implement redundancies following their take over of the vinyl products activities . hence two trust funds of 20 m were set up to secure compensation payments and the rights of employees of the companies that were sold off . 12 2012 as part of its strategic refocusing on specialty chemicals arkema acquired a new visual identity as well as a new signature innovative chemistry . 13 2015 in february the company finalized the purchase of bostik from total s.a. . 14 organization edit since arkema sold its vinyl product segment in july 2012 arkema reorganized its activities into three business segments high performance materials industrial specialties and coating solutions . each of these segments represent one third of arkema s turnover . 15 high performance materials edit high performance materials segment gathers four high value added product lines specialty polyamides fluoropolymers pvdf molecular sieves for filtration and adsorption and organic peroxides . its flagship brands are rilsan polyamide 11 luperox organic peroxide kynar pvdf siliporite molecular sieves . 16 usine arkema de pierre b nite industrial specialties edit industrial specialties segment produces major chemical intermediates such as thiochemicals for animal nutrition gas natural odorant fluorochemicals for refrigeration air conditioning blowing agent for insulating foam pmma or arcylic glass for furnitures automotive applications noise barriers and hydrogen peroxide pulp and textile bleaching chemical synthesis water treatment . 11 the business segment s flagship brands include altuglas 17 pmma albone 18 hydrogen peroxide dmds 19 agricultural fumigant and forane 20 refrigerants . coating solutions edit starting from upstream acrylic monomers the group has built a presence across every segment of the coating market . its portfolio of coating materials and technologies includes waterborne solventborne powder coating resins and additives from arkema coating resins rheology additives for waterborne coatings from coatex and photocure resins for optic fibers graphic arts electronics etc. from sartomer . its flagship brands are envia rheotec sarbio . 11 subsidiaries edit altuglas international edit logo altuglas international has eight production facilities four in europe three in north america and one in south korea . 21 it manufactures and markets four product lines acrylic resins altuglas bs acrylic beads acrylic sheets . 22 coatex edit coatex produces rheological additives for aqueous formulations . it has six production facilities in france the netherlands the united states south carolina south korea china and brazil . 23 ceca edit logo ceca produces of specialty chemicals such as noroplast cecabase and acticarbone ceca comprises seven business units additives for the oil and gas industry and oilfield chemicals . diatomite and perlite based filter aids and filtering solutions . activated carbon . molecular sieves . specialty surfactants . febex specialty phosphors . asphalt additives . 24 mlpc international edit logo mlpc international specializes in the chemistry of carbon sulfide cyanogen chloride and amines . bostik edit bostik is the world s third largest adhesives and sealants company with brands such as bostik blu tack prestik . arkema worldwide edit locations edit arkema operates through industrial facilities in europe north america and asia and marketing subsidiaries in around 40 countries . arkema has 85 production facilities worldwide including 44 in europe 26 in north america 10 in asia and 5 in the rest of the world . arkema has 10 research centers worldwide 5 in france lacq serquigny lyon carling and verneuil two in the united states cary north carolina and king of prussia pennsylvania and one in japan kyoto . 25 distribution of turnover activity and manpower by region north and south america 34 % of sales 26 plants 20 % of the workforce europe 40 % of sales 44 plants 62 % of the workforce asia and middle east 21 % of sales 10 plants 16 % of the workforce rest of the world 5 % of sales 2 % of the workforce sales by region 1 edit most of arkema s sales are generated in europe which accounts for 40 % of the total . north and south america represents 34 % of sales . arkema has had a strong presence in china for over 13 years . asia alone now accounts for 26 % of sales . 11 research and development edit research and development spending totaled roughly 150 million euros with half allocated to green chemistry . arkema employs more than 1 200 researchers whose work focuses on two main areas ultra high performance polymers and sustainable development solutions . arkema has made sustainable development a central focus of its r & d strategy introducing a broad array of innovative materials to help customers reduce their energy use increasing its use of renewable feedstock developing nanostructured materials and devising the processes of the future . 26 this article contains weasel words vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information . such statements should be clarified or removed . july 2012 financial performance 1 edit arkema generates sales of 6 5 billion broken down as follows 11 high performance materials 33 % . industrial specialties 33 % . coating solutions 34 % . arkema s net debt in 2012 is 1 1md that corresponds to a gearing of 50 % . 27 shareholder structure edit as of 31 december 2010 the major stockholders of arkema owning at least 5 % of capital declared to amf were greenlight capital 5 5 % dodge & cox 5.2 % groupe bruxelles lambert 10 % . 28 since january 1 2012 the level of 5 % reported to amf was passed by fmr llc fidelity management & research declares having 5 % of arkema capital august 23 2012 ; 29 groupe bruxelles lambert sold all its shares in the capital march 14 2012 ; 30 individual shareholders 94.0 % ; group employees 5 5 % ; references edit a b c d e f g h annual report 2010 pdf . arkema . retrieved 18 november 2011 . a b arkema confirms its 2016 ambition and presents its roadmap to 2020 . reuters.com . 2012 09 18 . retrieved 2013 01 20 . organization . arkema.com . 2012 07 02 . retrieved 2013 01 20 . arkema history . arkema.com . einpresswire.com . arkema . arkema sells its urea formaldehyde resins business to hexion . chemeurope.com . 2007 05 30 . dow finalizes sale to arkema of acrylic acid esters and specialty latex assets in north america . chemeurope.com . 2010 01 27 . arkema completes acquisition of total s coatings resins and photocure resins . pcimag.com . 2011 09 01 . 2011 annual and sustainable development report pdf . arkema . 2011 . france s arkema aims 10bn sales about 17 % ebitda margin in 2020 . icis.com . missing or empty url help a b c d e france s arkema to sell vinyl segment to klesch group . icis.com . 2011 11 23 . arkema confirms vinyl unit sale to klesch group . reutersmedia.net . 2011 11 23 . arkema acquires a new visual identity pdf . sartomereurope.com . 2012 09 18 . arkema finalises acquisition of adhesive maker bostik . business standard ltd. 2015 02 04 . retrieved 2015 03 02 . arkema outlines future growth plans splits operations into three businesses . chemweek.com . 2012 09 20 . 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