Clariant powers clean appeal at SEPAWA 2011

Muttenz, October 12, 2011 - Clariant will present an array of household and personal care innovations focused on boosting cleaning power and consumer appeal at SEPAWA 2011, October 12-14, 2011 (Booth 658-660).

De-icer recycling saves Munich €2 million annually

  • Costs cut in wastewater treatment and de-icer purchasing
  • 2 million litres of raw material saved
  • Avoided carbon dioxide emissions of 15 million tonnes/year

Clariant’s three-pillar approach to innovation in tanning

Clariant’s three-pillar approach to innovation in tanning. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, October 11, 2011 - Clariant, one of the leading suppliers of leather chemicals, has adopted a three-pillar formula to innovation that is carefully balanced to ensure relevance. The three pillars are: the effect that any new development will have on the environment, its economic impact and viability and the demands of the customers.

Clariant’s new generation flame retardant: Pekoflam® ECO/SYN

Fabric treated with Pekoflam® (Photo: Clariant) Muttenz, October 6, 2011 - The new Pekoflam® system is a fundamental breakthrough in durable FR (fire retardant) finishes and heralds a new generation in the production of FR protective textiles. Clariant’s innovative, bi-component system, Pekoflam ECO and Pekoflam SYN, meets the needs of the textile industry for a more sustainable and high performance FR application that can be used with existing equipment and is free* of Oeko-Tex® restricted materials1), commonly still found in certain FR.

Clariant completes first OBA run in Spain

Clariant completes first OBA run in Spain. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, October 5, 2011 - Clariant announces the successful completion of its first production runs of Optical Brightening Agents (OBAs) at its facility in Prat, near Barcelona, Spain. The site produces dyes, pigment preparations and chemicals for the European and global paper market.

Clariant sells its Polysilazane coatings business

Muttenz, October 4, 2011 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the sale of its Polysilazane coatings business including the production site in India to AZ Electronic Materials (AZ) for a consideration of approximately EUR 4 million.

Clariant’s EasyWhiteTan proves its versatility in post-tanning

Clariant’s EasyWhiteTan proves its versatility in post-tanning. Muttenz, September 29, 2011 - Clariant’s new EasyWhiteTan system not only meets the demands of the wet-end tanning process but the leather produced can also be easily used in post-tanning or retanning operations.

Clariant adds anti-microbial masterbatches to MEVOPUR® family

Muttenz, September 28, 2011 - Clariant announces the addition of anti-microbial masterbatches based on MedX anti-microbial agents from SANITIZED® AG to its dedicated MEVOPUR® range, to support the development of medical devices with surfaces that are active against bacteria. Independent testing of the active ingredients by Sanitized has shown them to be effective against antibiotic resistant strains.

Clariant launches Touch of Nature sensory sensations for personal care applications

Touch of Nature Biotech innovations for personal care. (Picture: © Clariant)Muttenz, September 27, 2011 - Clariant combines natural origins with advanced sensory effects in its new “Touch of Nature” range of personal care ingredients for skin, body and hair care formulations launched today, September 27, 2011.

Performance that innovates – innovations that perform: Clariant at ITMA 2011

Muttenz, 22 September 2011 – Clariant is launching more than 25 product, process and effect innovations during its daily “innovation sessions” at ITMA 2011. The new products add to an already unique portfolio and confirm Clariant as the innovation company in the textile chemicals industry. Clariant is a matchless system supplier of customized solutions and elevates the standards of the entire textiles value chain by offering benefits to all customers.

New MEVOPUR® additives give pharmaceutical packaging converters a productivity boost

Clariant know-how combines biologically evaluated colors and nucleating additives to offer enhanced visual appeal and productivity gains in extrusion blow molding. 
(Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, 14 September 2011 – Pharmaceutical packaging converters can take advantage of a new range of sector-dedicated MEVOPUR® additives from Clariant to boost their productivity and cost-efficiency, with the assurance of regulatory compliant ingredients.

Clariant enables Oslo Airport to recycle two-thirds of aircraft de-icer

De-Icing with Clariant 	

© “Courtesy of Vestergaard”Muttenz, 13 September 2011 – A new Clariant recycling plant for aircraft de-icer is being inaugurated today at Norway’s Oslo International Airport. In the coming 2011-12 winter, it is expected that the unit will reprocess 60-70% of the aircraft de-icer fluid (ADF) used in Oslo. The recycled product – mono propylene glycol (MPG) – will substitute an estimated 700 metric tonnes per year of virgin material in de-icing and heat transfer applications.