# Arkema expands specialty molecular sieve production in Honfleur, France

Arkema inaugurated a new specialty molecular sieve production facility at its Honfleur plant in France, representing a €60 million investment. The expansion doubles capacity for specialty molecular sieves used in petrochemicals and other industries, and created 15 direct jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-04-23
- Where: Honfleur, France
- Value: $65.0M (60.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 15
- Starts operating: 23 Apr 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: doubled capacity for specialty molecular sieves
- Products: specialty molecular sieves, xylene separation sieves
- 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/2017-4-24-inauguration-of-arkema-s-new-specialty-molecular-sieve-production-capacities-at-honfleur), 2017-04-23: "Arkema has inaugurated a new specialty molecular sieve production facility at its Honfleur plant, representing a €60 million investment."

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