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BIOCHEMISTRY: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GREEN GOLD The anticipated oil shortage and environmental concerns mean that chemical companies have to find alternative raw materials to meet our daily needs.
PLANT-BASED PLASTICS IN YOUR SHOES Pebax® Rnew, when biochemistry goes further than traditional techniques.
NO WASTE WITH CASTOR OIL! Biochemistry is not a new invention! After the Second World War, French chemists managed to create polymers from castor oil...
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Pierre Potier prize 2008

Press kit

EDITORIAL

Innovation is the future of chemistry. This could be the motto of the 1,400 Arkema researchers who spend their days developing ever more efficient, environmentally friendly products. Far from languishing in a laboratory filing cabinet, these innovations are changing your every day life. This new webzine will help you to discover our approach to innovation and its practical uses.

This first edition focuses on biochemistry, a key component of sustainable development.
Fossil fuels will inevitably run out, meaning that we need to implement a “reasonable” use of the raw materials needed in chemistry. By using plant-based materials rather than oil to create chemical products, optimising manufacturing processes and recycling waste, we can develop cutting edge chemistry that takes environmental concerns into account from the outset...

The increased growth in bioplastics should improve our understanding of the ecological and technological challenges of bio products, made from plant-based materials rather than oil. Sportswear, electronics, cars and much more: bioplastics are everywhere, if you know where to look…

Christian Collette

Arkema's Research and Development Director

PIERRE POTIER PRIZE 2008

Arkema wins the Pierre Potier Prize with Pebax® Rnew

The Pierre Potier prize was created in 2006 by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, and the UIC (Union des Industries Chimiques), to reward chemical companies that commit to innovation to advance sustainable development.

This year, the prize went to Pebax® Rnew, the market’s first high-performance thermoplastic elastomer with a renewable carbon level of up to 95%.

This prize was a tribute to the work of Arkema researchers who have managed to design a high-quality plastic from renewable resources, which is even more effective than traditional, fossil-based Pebax®.

Arkema's R&D in figures

163 industrial properties in 110 countries
6 research and development centers worldwide
1 400 researchers
168 millions of euros in investments in 2006