655 boul. Alphonse-Deshaies
Bécancour, Québec, G9H 2Y8

Tel. : 819 294-9965
Fax : 819 294-9588

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Finished	Annual Capacity
Hydrogen peroxide	73 000 metric tonnes

Raw Materials

Gaseous hydrogen

Investment

175 000 000 $

Employees

56

Area

4.5 hectares

Background

Began operations in 1987 under the name Oxychem Canada inc., then Chemprox chimie (1992) and Elf Atochem Canada (1999). The plant tripled its production during these first 13 years of operations.

Business Description

Production of 35%, 50% and 70% strenght hydrogen peroxide.

Market

Pulp and paper, chemicals, textiles, pharmaceuticals, medicine, food processing and water treatment.

Environmental Protection

Respects the six codes of practice dictated by the responsible management programme. Implementation of a system for the aerobiological treatment of wastewater.

Contact Persons

Yves Hamelin,
Plant Manager
yves.hamelin@arkemagroup.com

Michel Hamelin,
Human Resources and Administrative Manager