1 Apr 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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
29 Mar 2011
Clariant’s Paper Business to raise prices
Muttenz, 29 March 2011 – Clariant’s Business Unit Paper, a leading supplier of Optical Brighteners, Colorants and Chemicals to the Paper industry, announces price increases across its product portfolio.
29 Mar 2011
Clariant simplifies ingredient choice for personal care formulators
Concept strategy for personal care customers
Clear identification of ingredients and benefits
Guide recipes for all aspects of personal care and deco cosmetics
29 Mar 2011
Formulating young beauty and style with new Clariant concept
Launch of new “Youth Concept” at in-cosmetics 2011
Guide recipes address specific appearance and feel-good needs of young people
ECOCERT® approved products
29 Mar 2011
Clariant gives magic touch to efficiency-focused innovations at ECS 2011
Muttenz, 29 March 2011 – Clariant inspires European Coatings Show 2011 visitors with the benefits of its full spectrum of new and cutting-edge colorants and additives innovations under the motto: “Easy to Handle, Magic to See”.
22 Mar 2011
Clariant Masterbatches appoints regulatory and ISO 13485 expert to Medical and Pharmaceutical team
Muttenz, 22 March 2011 – Clariant Masterbatches reaffirms its commitment to the unique needs of its medical device and pharmaceutical packaging customers with the appointment of a dedicated global regulatory and ISO 13485 manager to its new Medical and Pharmaceutical segment.
22 Mar 2011
Bringing Distinctive Style to Medical Devices While Ensuring Safety, Regulatory Compliance
In today’s competitive marketplace manufacturers must try to differentiate their product from others by improving functionality and design. Use of drug delivery devices increasingly occurs outside of a hospital setting and since it is the patient rather than a doctor who is the user, the device must be attractive as well as convenient and functional. They become more like any other consumer product. That’s why color and other visual elements are increasingly important in device design.
