Univar gets personal at in-cosmetics 2015 with new profile-specific trend textures for today's women

Univar gets personal at in-cosmetics 2015 with new profile-specific trend textures for today’s women. (Photo Univar, UNPR076)London, England - February 23, 2015 - Univar will reveal exciting new trend-focused, texture-driven Skin Care and Make-up formulations, alongside attention-grabbing colours support for Personal Care customers, at in-cosmetics 2015.

Clariant earns cosmetics-ingredients certification from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

ClariantCharlotte, February 19, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced that it has received ISO 22716 certification for all U.S. cosmetics-ingredients sites from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, College Park, Md. These products are used in Clariant’s Personal Care product lines.

Perstorp to launch new high-performance products at ECS 2015

Leading global specialty chemicals group Perstorp will unveil new products and enhanced support at the European Coatings Show 2015 (Stand 511 Hall 7A) as part of its on-going commitment to strengthen its offering for the global coatings and resins market. (Photos: Perstorp)Leading global specialty chemicals group Perstorp will unveil new products and enhanced support at the European Coatings Show 2015 (Stand 511 Hall 7A) as part of its on-going commitment to strengthen its offering for the global coatings and resins market.

Milliken features all-round improvements for lighter PP vehicle parts with Hyperform® Reinforcing Agents at VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering 2015

The lightweight and aesthetic benefits of Hyperform® HPR803i reinforcing agent can be demonstrated with an example of innovative exterior door-trim for a Cross-Over vehicle. (Photo © 2015 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - Milliken will go beyond simply addressing the lightweight trend in vehicle manufacturing with solutions designed also to improve all-round mechanical performance and the aesthetics of polypropylene (PP) parts at the 2015 VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering Conference in Mannheim, Germany.

Clariant lanza el ColorForward® Interiors 2016: nuevos materiales atraen a un público mayor en el mercado de fibras

Clariant lanza el ColorForward Interiors 2016: nuevos materiales atraen a un público mayor en el mercado de fibras. (Foto: Clariant)São Paulo, 27 de marzo de 2015 – Clariant, una de las empresas líderes mundiales en especialidades químicas, lanzó ColorForward® Interiors 2016, la tercera guía anual de previsión de colores y tendencias para el mercado de fibras y textiles. La edición de este año fue ampliada para incluir una mayor variedad de productores de hilos y fibras textiles, inclusive los que se emplean en la fabricación de alfombras, tapizados, automóviles y decoración de interiores. Esta exclusiva herramienta creativa del ColorWorks® de Clariant define cuatro tendencias que deben llamar la atención de los consumidores durante los próximos años, y crea una paleta de colores para ayudar a los profesionales de marketing a explorar las emociones detrás de esas corrientes culturales.

Vencorex will be present at ECS 2015 21-23 April (Nuremberg, Germany)

VencorexVencorex, the owner of key technologies and a major manufacturer of aromatic and aliphatic isocyanates for the polyurethane markets, will present at European Coatings Show 2015 21.-23. April (Nuremberg, Germany) a wide range of isocyanates and solutions to develop more environmentally-friendly technologies such as:

  • Tolonate™ aliphatic polyisocyanates crosslinkers for high-performance polyurethane coatings & adhesives, which offer exceptional durability and non-yellowing properties upon ageing, with high solids, low VOC options,
  • Based on a unique patented technology, the Easaqua™ grades are self-emulsifiable polyisocyanates, used as crosslinkers of efficient environmentally-friendly waterborne polyurethane alternatives to conventional solvent-based coatings,
  • HDI and IPDI isocyanate monomers, essential building blocks for polyurethane dispersions (PUD)
  • Scuranate™ TDI aromatic isocyanate for CASE applications
Vencorex will be present at ECS 2015 from 21st to 23rd April Hall 4 stand 660.

Clariant delivers strong growth and improves its operating margins in an adverse environment in 2014

Clariant Corporate Center in Switzerland. (Photo: Clariant)“In 2014 Clariant grew above average once more, even though the economic environment was challenging and characterized by a continued lack of growth in Europe. Clariant increased its sales particularly in attractive high-margin markets, and was again able to improve its profitability, though some parts of the progress were masked by a negative currency effect,” said CEO Hariolf Kottmann.

Change in the Board of Directors of Clariant

ClariantMuttenz, February 17, 2015 - At the 20th Annual General Meeting of Clariant Ltd on March 31, 2015, Dr. Dolf Stockhausen will step down from Clariant's Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will propose the election of Mrs. Susanne Wamsler as his successor and thus continuing the representation of the former family shareholders of Süd-Chemie AG in Clariant.