# Arkema starts up 15% PVDF capacity increase at Calvert City

Arkema commissioned a 15% increase in PVDF capacity at its Calvert City, Kentucky site, supported by an investment of around $20 million, targeting lithium-ion batteries, data centers, and semiconductor markets.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-06-23
- Where: Calvert City, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Starts operating: 23 Jun 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 15% PVDF capacity increase
- Products: PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md)

## Sources

- [chemxplore.com](https://chemxplore.com/news/arkema-pvdf-capacity-expansion-north-america), 2026-06-23: "Arkema started up a 15% increase in PVDF capacity at its Calvert City, Kentucky site, supported by an investment of around 20 million US dollars."
- [sa.marketscreener.com](https://sa.marketscreener.com/news/arkema-successfully-starts-up-15-pvdf-capacity-expansion-in-north-america-ce7f5fdada89f025), 2026-06-23: "This capacity expansion in Calvert City, Kentucky, strengthens the Group’s leadership in PVDF."
- [arkema.com](https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/investorrelations/2026/20260623-arkema-successfully-started-its-PVDF-capacity-expansion/), 2026-06-23: "Arkema successfully started up its 15% PVDF capacity expansion in North America."
- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/arkema-starts-up-pvdf-expansion-in-kentucky/), 2026-06-29: "This expansion marks an important step in strengthening our global PVDF leadership and our ability to support the rapid growth of strategic markets."
- [chargedevs.com](https://chargedevs.com/newswire/arkema-starts-up-15-pvdf-binder-capacity-expansion-at-its-kentucky-plant/), 2026-07-02: "This expansion marks an important step in strengthening our global PVDF leadership and our ability to support the rapid growth of strategic markets."
- [rubberworld.com](https://rubberworld.com/arkema-successfully-started-up-its-15-pvdf-capacity-expansion-in-north-america/), 2026-07-06: "Arkema successfully started up its 15% PVDF capacity expansion in North America"
- [rubberworld.com](https://rubberworld.com/arkema-successfully-started-up-its-pvdf-capacity-expansion-in-north-america/), 2026-08-03: "This capacity expansion in Calvert City, Kentucky, strengthens the Group’s leadership in PVDF."

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