Arkema

EURONEXT: AKE

A chemicals group with three routes into 3D printing: Sartomer UV-curable resins, Kepstan PEKK for high-temperature parts, and Rilsan polyamide 11 powders. It has bought small resin specialists to fill gaps rather than building them.

Status: Listed
Listing: EURONEXT: AKE
Headquarters: Colombes, France
Founded: 2004
Ownership: Listed on Euronext Paris (AKE)
Technologies: UV photopolymers, PEKK, polyamide 11, N3xtDimension

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Timeline

8 entries, oldest first

2011
Jul 2011
Buys Sartomer, a pioneer in engineered resins for UV-curable additive manufacturing, with Cray Valley from Total
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2018
Mar 2018
Partners with Hexcel on thermoplastic composites built on Arkema PEKK expertise
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Jul 2018
Plans a 3D Printing Center of Excellence at its Sartomer site in Exton, Pennsylvania
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2019
Mar 2019
Starts its first PEKK production plant in the United States, in Mobile, Alabama, serving 3D printing demand
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Jul 2019
Buys Lambson, whose photoinitiators complement the Sartomer resin range
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2020
Dec 2020
Acquires Colorado Photopolymer Solutions, a maker of formulated photopolymer resins for 3D printing
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2021
Jun 2021
Takes a stake in ERPRO 3D Factory, a specialist in large-series additive manufacturing
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2026
2026
Names 3D printing as one of the few growth areas in its second-quarter results, with Sartomer sales up strongly
The same report notes new PA11 and Rilsan Clear capacity in Singapore.
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