7 May 2019
Clariant to open state-of-the-art Consumer Care Innovation Center near New York City
Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced it plans to open a state-of-the-art consumer care innovation center near New York City in mid-2019. With this Consumer Care Innovation Center (CCIC), Clariant further strengthens its ability to leverage its portfolio of solutions to provide more differentiated and even tailored product offerings to its global personal and home care as well as healthcare customers.
7 May 2019
Clariant Catalysts and Wuxi Xiyuan win further contracts for formaldehyde production projects in China
Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced that it will be collaborating with its engineering partner, Wuxi Xiyuan, in two new projects to supply their joint formaldehyde production technology. The new contracts, awarded by Shandong Yushiju Chemical and Shandong Sunny Wealth New Materials, will grow the number of customers using the partners’ advanced technology to six in a short period of time. The rapidly rising demand is due to the technology’s significantly higher efficiency and selectivity compared to the traditional silver-based method of formaldehyde production.
30 Apr 2019
Clariant continued to grow sales despite a slow start in Plastic & Coatings
“In the first three months of this year, Clariant delivered continued organic sales growth despite the challenging macroeconomic environment,” said Ernesto Occhiello, CEO of Clariant. “Our focus on customer experience and fast, reliable customer fulfillment is particularly noticeable in the progression of the Business Areas Care Chemicals, Catalysis and Natural Resources. Despite Plastics & Coatings being negatively impacted by the current economic and business environments, we are confident in our ability to progress throughout the year. We will continue to identify and address the next challenges and future demands of our customers, leading to above-market growth, higher profitability and stronger cash generation.”
25 Apr 2019
Clariant Fights Malaria with New Dual-Action Anti-Mosquito Masterbatch
Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced it has introduced the most technologically advanced antimosquito masterbatch for use in Royal Guard® long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLIN). The new product is the result of a 10-year effort to deal with increasing resistance of malaria-carrying mosquitos to pyrethroid insecticides.
22 Apr 2019
Clariant introduces solutions for a smarter and more sustainable world at Feiplastic
Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, gives center stage at Feiplastic 2019 to the power of co-creation and collaboration in advancing the sustainability of Latin America’s plastics industry, its products and the many markets it serves (Booth B45).
18 Apr 2019
Living Lagom at home for sustainability and balance
After becoming both a buzzword and a global lifestyle phenomenon, by now, most of us probably know about the Danish concept of hygge, an idea all about comfort, contentment and coziness. But, as we settle into 2019, move over hygge and enter lagom, another Nordic concept that is increasingly being associated with sustainability at home and in the nature around us.
16 Apr 2019
Clariant Launches New Tube & Stopper Package to Serve Vietnam Market
Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced the launch of a new standard tube/desiccant stopper product, created and sized to serve the needs of the Vietnam market. The new product features a 25 mm x 132 mm tube along with a spiral stopper, to package effervescent tablets and protect them from breakage and moisture-related damage. The design also works well for chewables and lozenges. The product is being distributed in Vietnam by DKSH Vietnam Co., Ltd, and will be directly sourced from Clariant’s plant in Changshu, China for an optimized supply chain.
11 Apr 2019
Clariant’s new OxyMax® PA 690 phthalic anhydride catalyst excels in start-up at Petrowidada plant
Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, today announced the successful start-up of its new high-yield OxyMax PA 690 catalyst at Petrowidada’s world-scale phthalic anhydride plant in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. After an industry-standard ramp-up time to a high ortho-xylene load of 100 grams per normal cubic meter (g/Nm³), the production facility reports significantly greater yield for the first nine months of operation. The highly favorable results demonstrated at the Petrowidada plant are due to the unique design and materials employed in the new catalyst.
8 Apr 2019
Clariant’s insights push the boundaries of oilfield efficiency at 2019 SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry
Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, will participate in the 2019 SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry (OCC) with a record number of presentations on emerging technologies to support reliable performance of chemicals in the field. Experts from Clariant Oil Services will hold five presentations on latest technical advances and chair two committees during the two-day biennial event in Texas, USA.
4 Apr 2019
Hello to a “sweet” market-first for HAZARD LABEL-FREE COSMETICS
Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, will introduce a ground-breaking step for more eco-friendly cosmetic products. Thanks to sugar. Pioneering renewable, uniquely label-free alkaline neutralizer, NeutroTain DMG, paves the way for effective hair dyes, soaps, shaving gels and depilatory creams, gentle on the skin and environment.
3 Apr 2019
Rethinking the traditional approach to anti-aging: Clariant Active Ingredients turns to a superfood of the sea to reinvent skin rejuvenation
Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, and its Active Ingredients business hand cosmetics formulators the key to a revolution in anti-aging. New seaweed active ingredient Epseama pioneers the targeting of long non-coding RNA nc886 to improve signs of rejuvenate skin, reinvigorate its self-defense abilities and preserve skin youth.
2 Apr 2019
Envisioning Beauty around PERSONAL CARE PRIORITIES
Clariant, a focused and innovative specialty chemical company, opens the eyes of the Personal Care world to the ease of formulating natural…and more. New Clariant Naturals spearheads five customer-need defined clusters within its new “Envisioning Beauty” brand designed to make cosmetics’ differentiation as sustainable, inspiring and easy as possible.
