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Materials

Arkema Floats A Big Boat

by Marc S. Reisch
June 17, 2013 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 91, Issue 24

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Credit: Arkema
The Arkema Région Aquitaine is competing in the Route des Princes race, which concludes on June 30.
The Arkema Région Aquitaine, a trimaran racing boat built with the aid of Arkema materials, finished first in the initial course of the four-part, 3,045-nautical-mile Route des Princes. One main hull and two small outrigger hulls are held together in part with structural acrylic glues from Arkema’s AEC Polymers unit. The window glazings are made of Altuglas ShieldUp nanostructured acrylic sheet.
Credit: Arkema
The Arkema Région Aquitaine is competing in the Route des Princes race, which concludes on June 30.

The Arkema Région Aquitaine, a trimaran racing boat built with the aid of Arkema materials, finished first in the initial course of the 3,045-nautical-mile Route des Princes race between Valencia, Spain, and the Bay of Morlaix, France. One main hull and two outrigger hulls are held together in part with acrylic glues from Arkema’s AEC Polymers unit. The windows are made of the firm’s nanostructured acrylic sheet.

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