International. Arkema announces a partnership with France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Université de Haute-Alsace to inaugurate a new laboratory at the Mulhouse Institute of Materials Science.
The lab will help accelerate research into photopolymerization, a future-oriented technology that improves energy savings and does not require the use of solvents, and explore new, more sustainable UV-curable materials.
"Arkema is pleased to launch this new joint laboratory with the CNRS and the University of Haute-Alsace to accelerate our fruitful collaboration. The evolution of photopolymerization techniques favors more efficient and sustainable processes, materials and solutions, in line with Arkema's strategy," said Arkema's R+D Director, Armand Ajdari.
"Our goal is to design more sustainable specialty photopolymer materials for applications such as adhesives, 3D printing, composites, electronics and coatings, focusing on new market developments such as new energies, clean mobility, home efficiency and lightweight materials," commented Laurent Peyronneau, Vice President Arkema Coating Additives.
"This initiative will support us to deliver better sustainability across the value chain," added Peyronneau.
Arkema designs and markets special materials for photopolymerization through its flagship Sartomer product line and custom formulations for 3D printing, through its N3xtDimension product line.
