Sartomer

Acomar announced it will acquire Lambson, a Wetherby-based specialty chemicals maker, to complement its Sartomer division. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2019, subject to antitrust approval; the purchase price was not disclosed.

Arkema announced a project to acquire Lambson, a UK-based specialty chemical company with sales of €45 million, to expand Sartomer's photoinitiator product offering. Closing is expected in Q4 2019, subject to antitrust approval.

Arkema successfully started up a 30% capacity extension of its photocure advanced liquid resin production plant at the Sartomer site in Nansha, China, to meet demand in electronics, 3D printing, adhesives, and inkjet printing markets.

Arkema announced a project to expand production capacity by more than 30% at its Sartomer Nansha facility in China, adding a new production line for UV, LED and EB photocure resins. The line is expected to come on stream in early 2019.

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.