# Arkema invests €130M in acrylic acid purification unit at Carling plant

Arkema is building a new acrylic acid purification unit at its Carling plant in France, with a €130 million investment. The project will increase production capacity, improve energy efficiency by 25% and reduce carbon intensity by 20%, with the new unit coming online in 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-03-18
- Where: Carling, France
- Value: $141.0M (130.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: under construction
- Products: acrylic acid, acrylic monomers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [arkema.com](https://www.arkema.com/global/en/media/newslist/news/global/innovation/2025/20250318-carat-project-on-carling-site/), 2025-03-18: "The scale of the project is such that it is comparable to building a plant within a plant!"

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