| 2003 : Laboratory : 2-inch diameter reactor 2006 : Laboratory pilot : 20 ton/year 2011 : Industrial pilot plant : 400 ton/year |
Our objective: Become the leading manufacturer of carbon nanotubes at a rapidly growing market
Graphistrength® carbon nanotube powder is currently produced in a "pilot laboratory" at an annual rate of 20 metric tons.
In September 2009, Arkema, as a world leader in nanostructured materials, announced the construction of a carbon nanotube (CNT) pilot production plant at its Mont site (France, Pyrénées-Atlantiques).
The 400 ton/year plant, scheduled for startup beginning of 2011, will operate an innovative process and will be the only CNT production plant in the world to use an entirely bio-sourced raw material.
