Arkema Renewables

Developing materials derived from vegetable raw materials

Developing materials derived from vegetable raw materials: One of the priority areas of Arkema’s R&D

Several product lines from Arkema already call upon the use of raw materials of vegetable origin.

A group of high added value performance products directly derived from castor oil:

Rilsan® 11, a high-end polyamide for technical applications.
Heptanaldehyde, heptanoic acid and heptanol used in particular in perfume manufacture and in the agro-food industry.
Esterol, which has applications in industrial lubrication, the application of concrete, and metalwork.

Various products from CECA, Arkema’s specialty chemicals subsidiary, are also produced from renewable raw materials:

Surfactants from oilseed for road surfacing formulations and for drilling in the oil industry.
Activated carbon obtained from various ligneous sources including coconut.

Ethanol of agricultural origin is used in the manufacture of ethyl acrylate, used in the formulation of paint, and of ethylamine.