Laboratory Services Arkema has a global network of laboratories strategically located to support our customers. Our laboratories are designed to get to the root of our customers’ application challenges, diagnose what is happening in the system and why, and develop unique solutions to resolve the problem.

Arkema has a global network of laboratories strategically located to support our customers. Our laboratories are designed to get to the root of our customers’ application challenges, diagnose what is happening in the system and why, and develop unique solutions to resolve the problem. Our world-class laboratory, in particular, is recognized by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials’ AASHTO Accreditation Program (AAP) as being R18 Certified.

Below are just a few of the laboratory services Arkema provides:

Formulation Development

We recognize that the best solution today may not be the best solution tomorrow. Whether you operate a mine with changing ores or you’re an asphalt producer with varying aggregate and asphalt, we will provide formulations to meet your needs. Our research scientists have a broad range of tools to diagnose system variations and can design specialty chemicals to manage such changes.

Performance Testing

Our laboratories are equipped with both industry standard and proprietary performance testing systems to analyze anticipated performance outcomes. Here are a few examples of our performance testing capabilities:

Coatings & Defoamers	Mining	Infrastructure
Dust Control Testing Caking Tests Flowability Testing Foam Control Testing Filtration Aid Testing And many more…	Flotation Testing Mineral Analysis Polymer Testing	Rut Testing Rolling Bottle Testing Tensile Stress Testing Overlay Testing Beam Fatigue Testing

Analytical Testing

Arkema has a full range of analytical capabilities to help us understand the variables that affect performance. Some of our analytical testing capabilities include:

Particle Surface Analysis
Gas Chromatography