Arkema SA engages in manufacturing and supplying chemical products. It operates through the following segments: Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, Coating Solutions, Intermediates, and Corporate. The Adhesive Solutions segment supplies technologies used in building activities for businesses and individuals, including sealants, tile and flooring adhesives and waterproofing systems, and technologies. The Advanced Materials segment offers innovative solutions with high added value to meet the major challenges of sustainable development, including lightweighting, new energies, access to water, bio-based products and recycling. The Coating Solutions segment focuses on the broad range of innovative products for decorative paints, industrial coatings and adhesives, and provides solutions for applications in the paper industry, superabsorbent, and water treatment. The Intermediates segment holds positions concerning competitive global product lines used in several industrial sectors such as construction, production of cold, the automotive industry, coatings and water treatment. The company was founded on January 31, 2003 and is headquartered in Colombes, France.