Movmenta and Arkema announce a strategic partnership to bring smart sensor innovation to running footwear

Movmenta is pleased to announce a new partnership with Arkema, a global leader in speciality materials and high-performance polymers.

Through this collaboration, Movmenta will scale its SOLLO smart sensor technology, leveraging Arkema’s materials expertise and global network. Together, we aim to support leading sports brands in enhancing athletic performance, advancing sustainability, and gaining greater visibility into product lifecycles.

By combining Arkema’s industry leadership with Movmenta’s deep-tech vision, we are working to redefine how athletes experience their equipment, starting with footwear.

About Arkema

Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science, Arkema offers a portfolio of first-class technologies to address the ever growing demand for new and more sustainable materials. With the ambition to become a pure player in Specialty Materials, the Group is structured into 3 complementary, resilient and highly innovative segments dedicated to Speciality Materials - Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions - accounting for some 92% of Group sales in 2024, and a well-positioned and competitive Intermediates segment. Arkema offers cutting-edge technological solutions to meet the challenges of, among other things, new energies, access to water, recycling, urbanization and mobility, and fosters a permanent dialogue with all its stakeholders.

The Group reported sales of around € 9.5 billion in 2024, and operates in some 55 countries with 21,150 employees worldwide.