Arkema Inaugurates Acrylic Acid Purification Unit in Carling
Arkema has inaugurated a new acrylic acid purification unit featuring an innovative process at its Carling site in France. With an investment of nearly €150 million, this new unit represents one of Arkema’s largest industrial projects in France.
According to Arkema, the new facility contributes to the decarbonization of the European chemical industry. It is part of Arkema’s decarbonization investment program and supports the implementation of its ambitious climate plan.
The inauguration ceremony for the new unit was held in the presence of Thierry Le Hénaff, chairman and chief executive officer of Arkema and Stéphane Séjourné, executive vice-president of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy.
Séjourné commented on the new facility, “Europe must keep its chemical industry. There can be neither industrial sovereignty nor strategic autonomy if we allow the essential building blocks of our economy to leave. Carling is showing the way forward: nearly €150 million invested to produce in Europe, using less energy and generating less carbon, while building on decades of industrial know-how. This is exactly the model we want to promote: decarbonizing without deindustrializing, investing in our regions, and making our industrial hubs the driving forces of our future.”
The Carling site is one of the leading acrylic production facilities in Europe. It produces acrylic monomers used in performance coatings, adhesives, water treatment and other advanced materials.
The new unit improves the energy efficiency of the purification process by 25% and reduces the carbon intensity of the site’s operations by 20%. The innovative technology deployed also helps optimize resource and waste management while significantly reducing solvent consumption.
Learn more about Arkema at arkema.com.
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