• Arkema will invest EUR 10 million to expand its Global Battery Center of Excellence in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, France.
• Project will triple the site’s footprint, modernize research infrastructure, increase digitalization of R&D activities.
• Expansion positions the center as Arkema’s global reference platform for advanced battery materials development.
• R&D teams will replicate customer manufacturing conditions to speed integration into cell production, targeting higher energy density, faster charging, improved safety.
• Funding support includes France’s research tax credit program, with additional backing from the France 2030 initiative.

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