Arkema Successfully Started up Its 15% PVDF Capacity Expansion in North America

Arkema Successfully Started up Its 15% PVDF Capacity Expansion in North America

Regulatory News:

Arkema (Paris:AKE):

This capacity expansion in Calvert City, Kentucky, strengthens the Group’s leadership in PVDF. This investment of around 20 million US dollars will support the growing demand for energy storage systems and semiconductors, as well as data center rapid expansion.

Announced in February 2025, this investment has been delivered on time and within the initial budget, demonstrating Arkema’s disciplined execution and strong project management capabilities, while supporting customers’ growth. Further strengthening Arkema’s leadership in PVDF in the United States, this additional capacity will enable Arkema to better serve fast-growing markets driven by the global energy transition and digitalization trends, where demand growth continues to materialize as expected. In particular, it will support increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS), the rapid expansion of data centers driving cable demand and infrastructure, as well as the growing semiconductor market.