# Arkema starts first PEKK production plant in U.S.

Arkema has successfully started up a Kepstan PEKK production plant at its site near Mobile, Alabama. The plant was inaugurated on March 25, 2019, and supports demand for carbon fiber reinforced composites and 3D printing.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-25
- Where: Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Starts operating: 25 Mar 2019
- Status: completed
- Products: Kepstan PEKK resins
- 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

- [arkema.com](https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/corporate/2019/20190325-arkema-demarre-so/), 2019-03-25: "Arkema has successfully started up a Kepstan ® PEKK (Poly-Ether-Ketone-Ketone) plant at its site near Mobile (Alabama – United States)."

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