Arkema (Suzhou) Polyamides Co., Ltd.
Arkema (Suzhou) Polyamides Co., Ltd. is located in Zhangjiagang, an attractive and habitable city. The company approximately covers 76,000 m2 (7.6 hectares), and has about 200 employees. As a global leading producer of advanced bio-circular PA11 and other long-chain polyamide materials, products of this integrated plant also include DA10 monomer, polymer, compounding and powder. The company's products have been included in the "National Target List of Strategic Development Industries" and the "List of Industries Encouraged by the Guidance Catalogue for Industrial Structure Adjustment (20 categories)" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2019. They are now widely used in automobile, electronics, sports, consumer goods and aerospace sectors and are the largest in the world.
【LOCATION】
No.1 Feng Nan Road, Feixiang Pharmaceutical Industrial Park, 215613, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China
【MAIN PRODUCTS】
Specialty polyamides, includes:
- Rilsan®：Advanced Bio-Circular polyamide PA11 with excellent rigidity, flexibility and chemical resistance
- Pebax®：Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) with unrivalled performance, lightweight, high resilience and easy processing properties
- Rilsan® Fine Powders：Advanced Bio-Circular nylon powder coatings and additives for 3D printing, electronics and other markets
- Rilsamid®：High performance engineering plastics for automotive systems, nylon monofilaments and other applications
【MILESTONES】
- In 2012, Suzhou Polyamides Co., Ltd was acquired by Arkema.
- In 2013, production for DA10 and PA11 products was started in Zhangjiagang plant.
- In 2016, the Peony unit was successfully started up.
- In February 2021, it gained approval and was recognized as one of Suzhou’s chemical Single Monitoring Point (the first batch in Zhangjiagang).
- In August 2021, the HARP project started up successfully.