To support the development of Sartomer, Arkema, the world leader in specialty light-curing resins, announced that it will expand its production capacity at its Nansha plant in China by more than 30%. The new production line will especially help meet strong demand in cutting-edge markets such as Asian electronics, 3D printing and inkjet printing.
Arkema's Sadoma Guangzhou plant serves a customer base across Asia in a rapidly expanding and fast-growing specialty UV curable ink, coatings and adhesives market.
Arkema announced the construction of a new production line at its Nansha production base in southern Guangdong, China, for the production of UV, LED and EB (electron beam) light-curing resins. The production line is expected to be operational in early 2019. This new production line will produce innovative high-performance light-curing resins, dedicated to the leading-edge market for electrons, for the production and design of printed circuits and smartphones, flat-panel or TV screens, and also for the 3D printing market; Shadoma Just launched a series of latest generation solutions for this market under the trade name N3xtDimensionTM.
As Sadoma's production bases and R & D institutions are located in Europe, Asia and the United States, customers can enjoy high-quality customized development technical support and fast response local logistics services. Due to its strong presence in the three regions mentioned above, Sartomer is a partner with unique professional experience, can maintain close relationships with customers, and can therefore meet customers' special requirements for high-performance resins.
These new solvent-free specialty resins are very environmentally friendly, especially meeting global standards for low emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC). Therefore, these products provide strong support for the Group's new “eco-sustainable” material development strategy and allow Shadoma to gain business opportunities in high-value niche markets such as electronics and 3D printing, which are expected to grow at an annual rate of 10%.
The project is closely related to the group's ambitious goal of accelerating the development of advanced materials, which will eventually account for more than 25% of the group's sales, and continue to strengthen its position in Asia.