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Arkema Celebrates Sustainable Castor Farming in India

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Courtesy of Arkema.

March 8, 2023

Arkema's high-performance polymers business hosted its major global customers in the castor bean fields of Gujarat, India, home to more than 80% of global castor crop production, from February 26-28, 2023. In addition to meeting farmers and their families, the attendees enjoyed a tour of the Ihsedu Organics castor crushing plant and attended the Arkema Eranda castor scholarship awards ceremony. Over 20 invited guests representing 13 of Arkema’s global customers came from Korea, Japan, India, Europe, and the United States to enjoy an immersive interaction with the castor community. These customers represent a broad array of markets including automotive, consumer goods, sports, fragrances, consumer electronics, cosmetics, and industrial.

After exploring the castor oil fields in the middle of harvest, the client delegation was warmly welcomed by the farmers and their families as they toured the small farms. They also visited demonstration plots of the Pragati program where best agricultural practices are taught. The program ended with a full tour of the Ihsedu Agrochem castor oil milling plant, where the seeds are processed and the castor oil is purified and refined. The highlight of the event was the scholarship award ceremony attended by approximately 200 high-school students, their families, and teachers. Prizes were awarded to 18 students for achievements in track and field (physical fitness), as well as artistic creativity (painting and model building).

“We are proud to bring our sustainability story to life by bringing our customers to the source. We truly appreciated their enthusiastic cross fertilization and brainstorming of ideas on a common sustainability theme,” said Erwoan Pezron, president of Arkema’s high performance polymers business. “We are also truly touched by the welcome we received from the farming community, and deeply inspired by the creativity and passion of the students. Our dream is that they will further their education and dedicate their careers to sustainable development. Without education, there is no sustainability.”


For more information, visit: https://www.arkema.com/.

KEYWORDS: bio-based materials elastomers philanthropy resins and base polymers

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