| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Colombes, France  |
| Key people | Thierry Le Hénaff, |
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Products | Rilsan, Pebax, Kynar... |
| Revenue | ▲€5.633 billion (2008) |
| Net income | ▲€100 million (2008) |
| Employees | 15,200 |
| Website | http://www.arkema.com |
The Arkema Group was created in October 2004 from the reorganization of Total’s Chemicals branch. It has three business segments: Vinyl Products, Industrial Chemicals, and Performance 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's CEO is Thierry Le Hénaff.
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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 : 1 October - Creation of Arkema.
- 2006 : 18 May - Arkema’s launch on the Paris stock market (Segment A of Eurolist by EuronextTM).
- 2007 : 5 June - First Arkema General Shareholders Meeting.
Arkema's activities
Vinyl Products
Industrial Chemicals
Performance Products
Rilsan,Evatane,Pebax,Orgasol...
Corporate Governance
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
Board of Directors in 2007
Thierry Le Hénaff, François Enaud, Bernard Kasriel, Laurent Mignon, Thierry Morin, Jean-Pierre Seeuws, Tidjane Thiam, Philippe Vassor.
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