01-04-2011
Clariant Acquires Canadian Oil Services Firm Prairie Petro-Chem, Expanding North American Presence
Acquisition is in line with Clariant Oil Services’ growth strategy for North America
Significantly enhances Clariant’s presence in the Bakken Shale, positioned to be North America’s number one oil and gas producing region
Prairie Petro-Chem serves more than 7,000 oilfield sites and holds significant share of the southern Saskatchewan/southern Manitoba market
Leverages Prairie Petro-Chem’s exemplary reputation and strong service orientation
31-03-2011
Clariant Annual General Meeting Approves Capital Increase for Süd-Chemie Acquisition
Muttenz, March 31, 2011 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today that the 16th Annual General Meeting adopted each of the resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors.
31-03-2011
SIBUR targets new packaging applications with polypropylene incorporating Millad® NX™ 8000 ground-breaking clarifier from Milliken
Ghent, Belgium – 31 March 2011 – Leading Russian petrochemical company SIBUR will use Milliken’s pioneering clarifying agent Millad® NX™ 8000 for new grades of highly transparent polypropylene that it is launching to enter the local market for transparent packaging materials.
31-03-2011
Rockwool Technical Insulation identifies potential to save energy and reduce CO2 emissions
Effective insulation of technical installations – such as hot pipes, boilers and tanks – can save literally millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), helping to protect the environment, whilst at the same time saving operators millions of euros – typically recovering original insulation investment costs in two years or less.
31-03-2011
Clariant announces price increases for Detergents & Intermediates
Muttenz, 31 March 2011 – Clariant's Business Unit Detergents & Intermediates announces a minimum 10% price increase for its TAED, Hostapur® SAS, Glyoxal, Glyoxylic Acid and Oxalic Acid product lines.
30-03-2011
Clariant launches new ED Pigments for decorative and industrial paint application at ECS 2011
Muttenz, 30 March 2011 – Colorant and paint producers can take advantage of easy, uniform dispersion for more colors than ever before with Clariant’s launch of new Easily Dispersible (ED) Pigments at the European Coatings Show 2011.
30-03-2011
Clariant launches multifunctional dispersing agent for universal pigment dispersion
Muttenz, 30 March 2011 – Clariant launches Dispersogen® ECS – a one-product answer to achieving pigment pastes with highly-effective dispersion in both waterborne and solvent-borne coatings.
30-03-2011
Clariant revolutionizes powder coating aesthetics and performance with new additives
PTFE-free structuring agent Licocene® PE MA 4351 FG for unique aesthetics and protection
Wax additive Ceridust® 6050 M for unmatched surface adhesion
Support for powder coatings’ producers in meeting market trends and challenges
