Arkema

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Arkema
Type Public
Founded 2004
Headquarters Colombes, France Flag of France
Key people Thierry Le Hénaff,
Industry Chemicals
Products Rilsan, Pebax, Kynar...
Revenue 5.7 billion(2006)
Employees 15,200
Website http://www.arkema.com

The Arkema Group was created in October 2004 from the reorganization of Total’s Chemicals branch. Its three business segments, Vinyl Products, Industrial Chemicals and Performance Products, combine coherent and integrated industrial activities, most of which boast either world or European leading rankings, with internationally recognized brands and products.

Present in over 40 countries with 15,200 employees, the Arkema Group operates 80 industrial facilities in Europe, North America and Asia, as well as sales subsidiaries in every region of the world.

Arkema is held by Thierry Le Hénaff.

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[edit] History

  • 1971 : Creation of ATO (Aquitaine Total Organico) between Elf and Total; a groupement d'intérêt économique managing the two Groups’s common chemical activities.Creation of PCUK (Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhlmann).
  • 1983 : Creation of Atochem - Reorganization of the French chemical sector around Atochem, a wholly owned Elf Aquitaine subsidiary, with the activities of ATO Chimie, Chloé Chimie and the majority of PCUK.
  • 1992 : Atochem becomes Elf Atochem.
  • 2000 : April - Creation of Atofina, the merged chemical activities of TotalFina and Elf following the merger of both groups in 1999.
  • 2004 : October 1st - Creation of Arkema.
  • 2006 : May 18 - Arkema’s launch on the Paris stock market (Segment A of Eurolist by EuronextTM).
  • 2007 : June 5 - First Arkema General Shareholders Meeting.

[edit] Arkema's activities

[edit] Vinyl Products

Lacovyl,Nakan,Bactivel...

[edit] Industrial Chemicals

Forane,Altuglas...

[edit] Performance Products

Rilsan,Evatane,Pebax,Orgasol...

[edit] Corporate Governance

[edit] Executive Committee

  • Thierry Le Hénaff, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • Otto Takken, Executive-Vice President of the Vinyl Products
  • Marc Schuller, Executive-Vice President of Industrial Products
  • Pierre Chanoine, Executive-Vice President of Performance Products
  • Michel Delaborde, Executive-Vice President of Human resources and Corporate Communications
  • Alain Devic, Executive-Vice President of Industrial Operations
  • Thierry Lemonnier, Chief Financial Officer
  • Bernard Boyer, Executive-Vice President of the Strategy

[edit] Board of Directors in 2007

Thierry Le Hénaff, François Enaud, Bernard Kasriel, Laurent Mignon, Thierry Morin, Jean-Pierre Seeuws, Tidjane Thiam, Philippe Vassor.

[edit] Liens externes

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Catégorie:Entreprise française de chimie