BlackRock, acting on behalf of clients and funds under its management, has declared to the AMF that on September 30, 2024, it exceeded the threshold of 5% of the share capital of Arkema and held, on behalf of said clients and funds, 5.24% of the share capital and 4.21% of the voting rights of this company.
This threshold crossing results from an off-market acquisition of Arkema shares and an increase in the number of Arkema shares held as collateral.
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Arkema is one of the world's leaders in the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- advanced materials (37.4%): high performance polymers, specialty surfactants, molecular sieves, organic peroxides, oxygenates, etc.;
- adhesives (28.5%): sealants, adhesives for floors and tiles, waterproofing products, etc.;
- coating solutions (25.3%): resins, emulsions for adhesives, surface coating products, absorbents, etc.;
- intermediate products (8.4%): thermoplastic polymers (PMMA), acrylic products, fluorinated gases, etc.;
- other (0.4%).
At the end of 2023, the group had 148 production sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (7.8%), Europe (26.6%), United States-Canada-Mexico (36.5%), China (11%), Asia (12.6%) and others (5.5% ).
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