February 2 News: On January 29, Arkema (Changshu) Special Materials Co., Ltd. announced the pre-approval environmental impact assessment report for its new 6,000-ton/year polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) expansion project. After the expansion, the total PVDF production capacity will reach 25,000 tons/year. Chempricehub analysis of polyvinylidene fluoride, sentiment score: -1. Arkema's new 6,000-ton/year PVDF capacity expansion project will increase the total production capacity to 25,000 tons/year. The increase in supply may lead to a looser market supply-demand relationship, exerting downward pressure on the spot price of polyvinylidene fluoride. The sentiment score is generally bearish.