Organic peroxides, the chemicals that led to evacuations and explosions at the flooded Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, are well-known for their instability—the characteristic that provides ...

COLOMBES, France—Arkema S.A. has strengthened its High Performance Materials segment with another acquisition. Fresh off its acquisition of Bostik S.A., the firm has acquired Oxido s.r.l., a ...

Arkema has signed a deal to acquire Geo Specialty Chemicals' organic peroxides business for an undisclosed sum. The Geo business, which has annual sales of about $30 million, manufactures specialty ...

Peroxide-forming chemicals are a class of compounds that have the ability to form shock-sensitive explosive peroxide crystals. Many of the organic solvents commonly used in Connecticut College’s ...