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President Message

01 New Year Greetings

ARKEMA & ME Dear Colleagues,
I’d like to take the opportunity of the New Year Greetings to

share some highlights about our Group achievements in 2016.

First, last year we celebrated the 10 Year Anniversary of Arkema Group. We
did it with our business partners, customers, suppliers. We did it with our
employees and their families, too. Arkema is a young Group but it has become
a really innovative specialty chemical company. In parallel, we’re developing
our communication. For instance, we’ve launched WeChat platform, Bostik
organized the customer events on the Bund in Shanghai. And we’re developing
President Message corporate social responsibility activities such as support to migrants’ children
schools, and in doing so, we received an award from Arkema fund for
education. In 2016, Arkema financial performance increased a lot in China
new Year greetings with completing the deployment of our new SAP based Supply Chain program
Xavier DURAND-DELACRE ‘Ambition’ in China and in all Asia.
Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific
President of Greater China The safety results were not that good. We had too many incidents last year.

At the end of 2016, we’ve launched Asia Pacific by one billion Euro as Our Operational Excellence
a new program – ‘One Arkema’ compared to 2015. Let’s give you activities will continue with focus on
which we call ‘BeOne’. This program a few examples, we’re investing the Supply Chain excellence and
relies on 4 strategic initiatives which in Technical Polymers, Kynar it will be joined by other corporate
show that we are stronger together! and polyamides in Changshu, in programs such as Commercial
ZhangJiagang. We’re investing in Excellence or Digital.
As a conclusion for 2016, I really coating resins in Malaysia, in India.
want to thank you all for your Bostik is investing in India, too. And All in all, our success is possible only
dedication, for the hard work and talk about that, we’re preparing the thank to you for your contribution.
the very good spirit which you extension of our research center And I’m very confident that by
consistently showed and which in Changshu in order to provide working as a team, we’ll continue
allowed the success: our success more and to provide better support together to build and strengthen the
in China in 2016. 2017, this year to our business growth. We’re success in Arkema China in 2017.
we’ll be facing new challenges, we preparing the relocation of Shanghai
have new objectives. First one is headquarters to a new building, Now as a conclusion I wish to deliver
to recover safety performance. We more modern and more fit with our a more personal message for you,
know that ‘Zero is possible’! requirements. for your family, for your beloved:
Health, Success, Happiness for the
We’re developing our business, in Last but not least, we’ll continue with new year.
line with our roadmap towards 2020 our talent management actions in Bonne Année; Happy New Year; 新
which is to grow our business in order to further grow your potential. 年快乐！鸡年吉祥！

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