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news.400ton/year plant, scheduled for startup in the beginning of 2011
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Arkema has announced the construction of a carbon nanotube (CNT) pilot production plant at its Mont site (France, Pyrenees-Atlantiques).
The 400ton/year plant, scheduled for startup in the beginning of 2011, will operate an innovative process and will be the only CNT production plant in the world to use an entirely bio-sourced raw material.
In 2003 Arkema launched a research project to study CNTs and their applications. In 2006 Arkema started up at its Lacq facility the first pilot laboratory capable of producing some 20ton/year of CNTs, sampled under the trademark Graphistrength.
This industrial investment will boost Arkema’s standing among leading suppliers of new nanostructured materials.
Arkema, a manufacturer of nanostructured materials, has businesses in vinyl products, industry chemicals, and performance products. The company focusses across the industries, including Agriculture & Agrochemicals, Chemicals & Processing, Health, Hygiene & Beauty, Plastics and Polymers and more.