Arkema selects Singapore for the production of its Rilsan^® high-performance bio-sourced polyamides

Arkema has chosen the Jurong Island site in Singapore to set up its new bio-sourced polyamide production site. This location offers many advantages in terms of infrastructure, logistics, industrial integration and operational excellence, as well as optimization of the activity’s carbon footprint.

Rilsan^® polyamide 11 is derived from castor oil and so is the only 100% bio-sourced polyamide approved for many of the most demanding applications, in particular in the electronics, 3D printing, oil and gas extraction, and automotive markets, as a substitute to metal.

This project is part of the Group’s exceptional investments totaling some 500 million euros earmarked for the 2018-2021 period essentially. Construction is scheduled to be completed by late 2021.