Brazil. Arkema's coating resins business has expanded acrylic resin manufacturing capacity in Araçariguama, Brazil by 60%. The new reactor will enable the manufacture of Arkema chemicals that were previously unavailable in the region.
With the commissioning of the new reactor, Arkema has improved all aspects of the company's latex production in Brazil, including manufacturing, logistics and transportation, storage, filtration and the capabilities of the reactor itself.
Products manufactured at the plant will now include a much wider range of chemicals, including 100% acrylic, acrylic styrene, vinyl acrylic, VeoVa™ vinyl and polyvinyl acetate (PVA).
These products are used in many traditional and emerging applications in industries such as architectural coatings, industrial coatings, pressure-sensitive adhesives and construction adhesives, textiles, sealants and waterproofing membranes.
