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Arkema, Pierre-Bénite site
Pierre-Bénite, France45.70°N 4.82°E
computed criticality44/100
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Historic production site for Kynar PVDF, a fluoropolymer used as a cathode binder and separator coating for lithium-ion batteries. Kynar capacity increased by 50 % and about 50 M€ invested in battery R&D.
2024Fault line
European production of PVDF binder for batteries is concentrated among a small number of players including Arkema, which creates a bottleneck for the cell industry. The PVDF chain depends upstream on fluorine and fossil feedstocks.
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