United States.
Arkema announced that it is investing $90 million in its Clear Lake Texas headquarters to replace existing acrylic acid production units with modern facilities using the latest available technologies.
With this, Arkema seeks to position the Clear Lake headquarters among the most competitive in North America and meet the growing demand in the region.
Arkema has launched a project that will replace two 45kt/year acrylic acid reactors at the end of their life with a single 90 kt/year reactor. This investment will introduce new competitive and cutting-edge manufacturing assets using the latest production technologies available.
The new unit is expected to become operational in mid-2019. At the end of this program, Clear Lake's total acrylic acid production capacity will be 270 kt/year.
The company also reported that it will continue to meet the demand of its North American plants, which benefited from a previous modernization program between 2012 and 2014, as well as its European and Asian plants.
