12 Feb 2014
Clariant Healthcare Packaging promotes growing capacities and product offerings at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, represented by its business line Healthcare Packaging, will exhibit its expanding portfolio of protective packaging for pharmaceuticals at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris. A long time leader in pharmaceutical desiccants, oxygen scavengers and specialized container closure systems, Clariant Healthcare Packaging, along with Clariant Medical Masterbatches, will once again present its solutions to customers at PharmaPack.
12 Feb 2014
Clariant Healthcare Packaging Collaborates with Pumpart for Airless Technologies for Protecting Pharmaceutical Creams
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, through its Healthcare Packaging business segment, has announced a partnership and collaboration with PumpArt System® for the introduction of an innovative airless dispensing technology, Tubairless®, to the pharmaceutical industry.
12 Feb 2014
Clariant supports the ocular medicine packaging with launch of new global and compliant standard color range of masterbatches for caps and closures at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 – Clariant, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals, In the Healthcare sector, coloration of plastics plays an important role in protecting patients by identifying drug types or doses, thereby reducing the risk of errors. However, these plastic packaging materials and the colorants in them need assessment of how they behave in contact with the drug during storage and use. These extractable and leachable studies on the packaging material, play an important role in medium and high risk applications such as ocular medicines, but if something changes in the polymers or masterbatches used to manufacture the packaging, then the data from the extractable and leachable studies may no longer be valid. To address these issues Clariant has used in dedicated expertise to create a new range of standard masterbatch colors, offering the benefits of the MEVOPUR® brand, tailored to the color standard developed by the American Society of Ophthalmology.
12 Feb 2014
Clariant opens the door for productivity and sustainability in pharmaceutical packaging with European Pharmacopeia tested additives
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 – Clariant, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals, supports the Healthcare industry with a range of products developed for medical devices and pharmaceutical plastic packaging. With its knowledge, Clariant’s MEVOPUR® nucleant product brings improvements in the process of plastic packaging fabrication. Thanks to them the processing time can be reduced; mechanical properties improved and so companies can save time and increase the productivity. The nucleating agents used in MEVOPUR products are pre-tested using extraction protocols such as those established by US Pharmacopeia, ISO and NEW European Pharmacopeia monograph 3.1.3; the goal is helping companies to meet the challenging regulatory requirements to support “Controlled, Consistent and Compliant”.
12 Feb 2014
Clariant launches new ‘EP’ masterbatch range for pharmaceutical packaging at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, Since the launch of the MEVOPUR® range of masterbatch and compounds for Healthcare applications at the end of 2010, Clariant has been active in bring new ideas and products to the market, with the objective of ‘Enhancing Products and Process’ and ‘Protecting the Patient and the Drug’. In particular in the last 12 months, new additive masterbatches have attracted high interest because Clariant had pre-tested the raw materials for the masterbatches using the extraction and biological evaluation protocols of US Pharmacopeia (USP) 23 parts 87 and 88. However initial feed-back raised the question of whether the substances were also listed European Pharmacopeia chapter 3.1.3 (EP 3.1.3). Clariant has reacted to this feed-back and recently completed a test programme on raw materials of its masterbatches, and is now offering products that use raw materials that have been pre-evaluated to both the above USP and EP standards.
12 Feb 2014
Clariant un-taps creativity potential for the healthcare sector at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, continues to demonstrate that it is possible to combine creativity with enhanced protection and processing performance for healthcare applications with its sector-dedicated MEVOPUR® polymer and packaging solutions at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris (booth 330). MEVOPUR color and performance additives are developed and produced at three ISO 13485 certified and dedicated production facilities located in USA, Europe and Asia to ensure ‘Controlled, Consistent and Compliant’ innovations for the industry.
12 Feb 2014
Clariant continues investment into new product innovations at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris
Muttenz, February 12, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, continues to demonstrate that it is possible to combine creativity with enhanced protection and processing performance for healthcare applications with its sector-dedicated MEVOPUR® polymer and packaging solutions at Pharmapack Europe 2014 Paris (booth 330). MEVOPUR color and performance additives are developed and produced at three ISO 13485 certified and dedicated production facilities located in USA, Europe and Asia to ensure ‘Controlled, Consistent and Compliant’ innovations for the industry.
11 Feb 2014
Clariant Divests its Water Treatment Business to South African AECI
Muttenz, February 11, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced that it has signed an agreement to divest the Water Treatment business in Africa to AECI, domiciled in South Africa. The total consideration of the sale amounts to CHF 34 million in cash at closing that is expected by the end of the second quarter 2014. The transaction is subject to certain conditions precedent, as well as regulatory approvals.
5 Feb 2014
Clariant uncovers natural additions to its Secret Code of Beauty at in-cosmetics 2014
Muttenz, February 5, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will exhibit new beauty inspirations with a natural twist at this year's in-cosmetics event in Hamburg, Germany. Emerging from its Secret Code of Beauty concept, Clariant's latest ingredients and concepts will be shown at Hall A4 Booth #4F20 and will reflect consumers' desires for all that is inspired by nature in Personal Care.
30 Jan 2014
Clariant presents high-efficiency non-halogenated flame retardants for transport and construction applications at JEC Europe
Muttenz, January 30, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will present the major advantages of its non-halongenated, phosphinate-based Exolit® OP range and Exolit AP range of flame retardants for transport and construction applications at JEC Europe, March 11-13, 2014 in Paris, France (Booth 25, Pavillion 7.3). Through effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and performance, Clariant's flame retardants fulfill key requirements and regulations of these sectors.
29 Jan 2014
Mercedes-Benz puts renewable fuel on the road
Muttenz, January 29, 2014 - A fuel of the future is being introduced to the streets in a fleet test launched by the joined forces of Clariant, Haltermann, and Mercedes-Benz. The Clariant sunliquid® process converts wheat straw into cellulosic ethanol. The company Haltermann then mixes the cellulosic ethanol with conventional fuel components to form the new fuel. The production of cellulosic ethanol is virtually CO2-neutral, saving almost 100 % of CO2 emissions when compared to gasoline. sunliquid®20 is 20 % cellulosic ethanol, i.e. the well-to-wheel comparison shows reductions in greenhouse gas emissions of around 20 % with consistent engine power. There is no competition with food production or for agricultural acreage. A high octane number (RON) of over 100 guarantees optimal efficiency.
22 Jan 2014
Clariant's New Cool Black Masterbatches Help Polypropylene Carpet Fibers Beat the Heat
Charlotte, January 22, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in Specialty Chemicals, today announced the introduction of black masterbatches specially formulated to reflect heat-generating near-infrared light rays so that carpeting stays cooler. Light in the visible spectrum is absorbed so that color development is comparable to that of standard pigments.
