# Arkema to boost PVDF capacity in Changshu, China and Pierre-Bénite, France

Arkema will boost PVDF capacity at its Changshu, China site by 50% by end of 2022, and a 50% expansion at its Pierre-Bénite, France site is due online early in 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-02-04
- Where: Changshu, China, China
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50% increase
- Products: polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/energy/energy-storage-/Solvay-Arkema-expand-polyvinylidene-fluoride/100/i5), 2022-02-04: "Arkema says that by the end of this year, it will boost PVDF capacity at its Changshu, China site by 50%."
- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-10005-buscon7), 2022-02-07: "Arkema says that by the end of this year, it will boost PVDF capacity at its Changshu, China, site by 50% instead of 35%, as originally announced."

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