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Arkema is a global specialty materials company serving markets including electronics, construction, transportation, energy, and consumer goods. The company operates through four main business segments: Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, Coating Solutions, and Intermediates. Total group sales for the company in 2025 were €9.068 billion (approx. $10.67 billion), compared to €9.544 billion (approx. $9.91 billion) in 2024. The company employs around 20,700 people across approximately 55 countries.

Arkema built its Adhesive Solutions segment through the 2015 acquisition of Bostik and a series of acquisitions in construction and industrial adhesives, including Ashland's performance adhesives business in 2022 and Dow's flexible packaging laminating adhesives business in 2024. Today, the segment offers pressure-sensitive, engineering, thermal, and hot-melt adhesives, as well as high-performance sealants. In 2025, the segment generated sales of €2.74 billion (approximately $3.2 billion), increasing approximately 0.6% compared to 2024 (sales of €2.72 billion).

The Adhesive Solutions segment is organized into two main business lines: Construction & Consumer and Industrial Assembly. In 2025, the Construction & Consumer line generated sales of €1.22 billion, representing approximately 44.5% of the segment’s sales, while the Industrial Assembly line generated sales of €1.52 billion around 55.5%.

Source: Annual report, press releases