24-02-2014
El desecante Clariant Container Dri® II cumple los nuevos criterios de la FCC para el transporte de cacao en grano
Muttenz, 27 de febrero de 2014– Clariant, líder mundial en productos químicos especializados, ha anunciado que sus productos desecantes Container Dri® II cumplen las nuevas especificaciones de la Federación de Comercio de Cacao Ltd. (FCC) para la protección contra la humedad durante el transporte en contenedores del cacao en grano. Las directrices actualizadas de la FCC, publicadas en noviembre de 2013, han dejado de recomendar las bolsas de Silica gel o como desecante y ahora recomiendan bolsas desecantes de cloruro de calcio con una concentración mínima del 65%. Los desecantes Container Dri II de Clariant no sólo responden a estas especificaciones con una concentración del 65% o superior, sino que además aportan la absorción de humedad más alta de todos los productos basados en cloruro de calcio. Superan fácilmente los requisitos de absorción de humedad de la FCC y ofrecen una solución rentable para el transporte de cacao en grano. Los desecantes Container Dri II también están dando resultados excelentes a los transportistas de café.
19-02-2014
Clariant continues on profitable growth path in 2013
“Clariant has made good progress in 2013. The unfolding operational strength of the company became visible in a challenging economic environment. After the divestment of several businesses, Clariant is now a more profitable, less cyclical and well-balanced specialty chemicals player,” said CEO Hariolf Kottmann. “2014 will be a year of organic growth in the four Business Areas. This will bring us closer to our mid-term target to position Clariant in the top-tier of the specialty chemicals industry, characterized by an EBITDA margin before exceptionals between 16% and 19% in 2015 and beyond.”
12-02-2014
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.
12-02-2014
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.
12-02-2014
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.
12-02-2014
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”.
12-02-2014
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.
12-02-2014
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.
12-02-2014
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.
11-02-2014
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.
05-02-2014
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.
30-01-2014
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.
