7 Oct 2014
Clariant launches GlucoPure™ - an innovation in "greener" cleaning power
Muttenz, October 7, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, introduces a new innovation for the global home care market with the launch of GlucoPure™ - a novel sugar surfactant that offers ingredients with an improved eco-profile without compromising cleaning power.
7 Oct 2014
Aluminium 2014: Clariant and Omya partnership reinforces commitment to top products and service for the aluminum finishing market
Muttenz, October 7, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, demonstrates its continued commitment to the aluminum finishing market at Aluminium 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany. At the same time, Clariant underlines the customer benefits of the company's exclusive partnership with Omya for the European market.
3 Oct 2014
Clariant’s Exolit® OP 560 confirmed as safer flame retardant for PU foam
Muttenz, October 3, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, confirms good news for the upholstery industry and other sectors looking for safer, environmentally more compatible flame retardants that meet internationally accepted flammability standards3 for flexible polyurethane foam. In its draft Alternatives Assessment report1 on flame retardants in flexible foam released in June2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified Clariant’s oligomeric phosphonate polyol (OPP) flame retardant - marketed under the trade name Exolit® OP 560 – as a safer alternative to pentabromo diphenylether (pentaBDE), traditionally used for giving fire protection to foam.
30 Sept 2014
DSM inaugurates Solar Technologies Demonstration Center in India
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company, today inaugurated its Solar Technologies Demonstration Center at its DSM Engineering Plastics facility in Pune, India. This state-of-the-art solar technology center has been built to demonstrate and showcase the performance of DSM's innovations in solar technology and will also reduce the plant's CO2 footprint by using the renewable energy generated by the solar plant to meet 25% of the site's electricity needs.
30 Sept 2014
Belden Shortens Production Cycles for Industrial Robot Applications
St. Louis, Missouri - September 30, 2014 - Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, will now offer a Quick Connect feature on its Lumberg Automation Input/Output Network-Ruggedized (LioN-R) EtherNet/IP modules. The new technology contributes to faster overall production cycles for industrial applications where robots drive the automation process.
29 Sept 2014
Clariant to acquire Chinese healthcare packaging specialist VitaPac
Muttenz, September 29, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced that it has signed a purchase agreement with VitaPac, a Chinese specialist for healthcare packaging. The owner-led company with 80 employees is based in Hong Kong with a production site in Dongguan, China. It had consolidated sales of about CHF 4. mio in 2013. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2014 and subject to regulatory approvals.
25 Sept 2014
Clariant successfully places CHF 150 million domestic bond
Muttenz, 25. September 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today the issuance of a CHF 150 million domestic bond.
23 Sept 2014
INNOVATIVE TRAWLS MADE FROM DYNEEMA® HELP TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF PELAGIC FISHING
The Netherlands, 23 September 2014 - Fishing Company Cornelis Vrolijk, based in IJmuiden, The Netherlands, and its subsidiary Jaczon, based in Scheveningen, The Netherlands, are specialized in pelagic fishing. The fishing trawls on board of their trawlers, which are used for catching pelagic (schooling) species, are traditionally made of nylon. Cornelis Vrolijk and Jaczon are now replacing their nylon trawls by trawls made from DSM’s light and exceptionally strong UHMwPE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) fiber, branded as Dyneema®.
