"Green Bitumen": Arkema awarded 2007 Pierre Potier Prize
Arkema, through its subsidiary CECA, has been awarded a medal for the Pierre Potier prize in the category "chemistry at the service of the environment" in recognition of its formulations for bitumen blends. According to Arkema, this major innovation helps reduce energy consumption on road construction sites, while significantly improving environmental impact and working conditions.
The Pierre Potier prize, set up in 2006 on the initiative of François Loos, Deputy Minister for Industry, rewards every year chemical manufacturers who engage in "innovation in chemistry for the benefit of the environment ".
Arkema's Centre de Recherche Rhône-Alpes has developed for CECA, the Company's Specialty Chemicals subsidiary, a surfactant additive based on at least 50% renewable raw materials which, blended with the bitumen, helps lower by some 50°C the application temperature of the road surfacing material without impairing its performance. Compared with the traditional road surfacing process, the use of this additive cuts down energy consumption by up to 50%, leading to a drop in gaz emissions, and generates considerably less dust.
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