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USA: Innovative Partnership Nutrien to Supply Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride to Arkema’s USA Site

Editor: Ahlam Rais

Under the long-term agreement, Nutrien will supply anhydrous hydrogen fluoride to Arkema for the production of high added value polymers, fluoro-derivatives and fluorogases in the USA. Arkema will also invest 150 million dollars in a 40 kt/year AHF production plant in North Carolina.

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The partnership aims to secure the supply of AHF at a stable and competitive price, and also support the constant development of new applications, notably for batteries & 5G electronics.
The partnership aims to secure the supply of AHF at a stable and competitive price, and also support the constant development of new applications, notably for batteries & 5G electronics.
(Source: Arkema)

France – Arkema has recently announced that it has signed a long-term supply agreement with Nutrien, the largest integrated agricultural company in the world for anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) for its Calvert City (KY) site in the USA. About half of the AHF supplied will be used for the production of high added value polymers and fluoro-derivatives, and the remainder for the production of low-GWP (global warming potential) fluorogases. This raw material is key to the manufacture of fluorine chemistry, including fluoropolymers and specialty derivatives.

As part of this agreement, Arkema will invest 150 million dollars in a 40 kt/year AHF production plant at Nutrien’s site in Aurora (North Carolina), scheduled to start up in the first half of 2022. The agreement includes the establishment of a long-term supply contract.

In line with the Group's commitments for the environment, the AHF will be produced using an element that occurs naturally in the phosphate that Nutrien uses to manufacture its products, replacing the more usual source of mined fluorspar. Nutrien will recover the fluoride from its process and convert it to AHF at its Aurora site. This innovative investment is the first of its kind in the United States, and is perfectly in line with the Group's new climate plan as it reduces overall energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Beyond its favourable impact on the environment, the partnership offers other important benefits. In a context of growing tensions regarding mined fluorspar and AHF supply, it aims in particular to secure the supply of AHF at a stable and competitive price, and support the constant development of new applications, notably for batteries, 5G electronics, and water treatment.

This project fits perfectly with Arkema's strategy presented on April 2, as it enables, in the United States, its fluorinated polymers and other fluorinated specialty derivatives within the Specialty Materials platform to grow in a sustainable way and it strengthens the long-term competitiveness of its emissive fluorogases.

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