Arkema has launched the Incellion range of sustainable waterborne acrylic solutions for high-capacity anodes, cathode primers and ceramic coated separators.

Piezotech^® electroactive polymers offer an infinite range of possibilities in organic electronics. To broaden the knowledge and development of these materials, Arkema collaborates with the world’s leading universities. Recent research led by Pennstate University (USA) was published in the prestigious American scientific journal SCIENCE showcasing these materials of the future.

Arkema and Morrow have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development, screening, and testing of novel electrolyte formulations for the next generation of highvoltage batteries. Based on Arkema’s proprietary ultra-pure lithium electrolyte salts and Morrow’s large format batteries based on the cobalt-free high-voltage spinel (LNMO), this partnership will accelerate the development of new generations of batteries.

Arkema announces the project to double its UV curable resins production capacity at its Nansha plant in China. This expansion will support the fast-growing demand in Asia for cutting-edge solutions in electronics, driven by 5G technology, and in renewable energies.

Arkema will be present at the Battery Show held on 30th November to 2nd December 2021 at Stuttgart and will exhibit its unique portfolio of innovative, durable and sustainable materials and its process expertise from cell to module and battery pack assembly up to battery system integration into the vehicle.

In the presence of Thierry Le Hénaff, Chairman and CEO of the Group, Arkema today inaugurates the Christian Collette Center of Excellence dedicated to batteries at its Pierre-Bénite Research Center. On this occasion the Group will announce a 50% increase in its Kynar^® PVDF fluoropolymer production capacities at its Pierre-Bénite site in order to address the fast-growing demand for materials for lithium-ion batteries. Arkema now aims for sales of at least one billion euros in batteries by 2030.

The SUPERSMART European project funded by EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology) and coordinated by Arkema with 10 partners* has won the 2021 Organic Electronics Association competition Award for the Best Publicly Funded Project Demonstrator. This project advances the emerging technology of paper printed organic electronics to the industrial phase.