# Arkema doubles PEKK capacity in France

Arkema has doubled the capacity of its Kepstan PEKK product line in France, completed recently, to serve the carbon fibre reinforced composites and additive manufacturing markets.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-02-23
- Where: France, France
- Status: completed
- Products: Kepstan PEKK polyetherketoneketone
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [plasticsnews.com](https://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20170227/NEWS/302279996/arkema-increases-pekk-capacities-to-meet-future-demand), 2017-02-27: "Arkema has announced doubling the capacity of its Kepstan PEKK product line in France and confirmed that its 'world-scale' PEKK plant in Mobile, Ala., will come on stream in the second half of 2018."

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