# Arkema plans €300M biosourced polyamide 11 plant in Asia

Arkema announced a €300 million investment plan over five years to build a world-scale plant in Asia for producing Rilsan PA11 biosourced polyamide from castor oil. The plant will increase global PA11 capacity by 50% and is expected to start operations in late 2021.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-07-11
- Where: Asia
- Value: $342.0M (300.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Dec 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50% increase in global Rilsan PA11 production capacity
- Products: Rilsan PA11 biosourced polyamide, Pebax RNew polyamide elastomer
- 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)
- [Sartomer](https://endata.com/companies/25558.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [arkema.com](https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/corporate/2017/20170711-Arkema-develops-i/), 2017-07-11: "This major investment will enable the Group to increase by 50% its polyamide 11 global production capacities."
- [3dprint.com](https://3dprint.com/180807/arkema-invest-3d-print-materials/), 2017-07-12: "The investment plan – €300 million over the next five years to build a world-scale plant in the region – is right on track with the company’s strategy of ramping up its development of advanced materials for 3D printing."
- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09529-buscon1), 2017-07-17: "French chemical maker Arkema will invest in three projects in Asia as part of a plan to drive up its share of sales from specialty chemicals to more than 80% by 2023."
- [bioplasticsnews.com](https://bioplasticsnews.com/2017/08/04/arkema-invests-bio-based-pa-11-supply-chain/), 2017-08-04: "This major investment will enable the Group to increase by 50% its polyamide 11 global production capacities."

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