Arkema unveils fluorosurfactant-free Kynar 500® PVDF resin

11-Dec-08

French chemical company, Arkema has recently unveiled its Kynar 500® PVDF resin made using a new fluorosurfactant-free (FSF) process. The fluorosurfactant-free PVDF has been launched as perfluorinated surfactants, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), have come under scrutiny by the US Environmental Protection Agency. "As the leader in this industry, we wanted to proactively develop a way to completely eliminate the use of these fluorinated surfactants in our manufacturing process," said Erwoan Pezron, Arkema's Worldwide Managing Director for Fluoropolymers. The recently commercialized Kynar Aquatec® platform will also eliminate the use of fluorosurfactant. Arkema's recently completed expansion of its Calvert City, Kentucky, facility and its recently announced Changshu, China plant will feature this new technology in its production of Kynar 500 PVDF. Arkema switched to its fluorosurfactant-free Kynar 500 PVDF in November 2008. The finishes based on Kynar 500 PVDF resin have helped protect commercial, industrial, and residential buildings around the world for over four decades.