Chemical Intermediates


Customer sustainability journey simplified: Clariant puts product carbon footprint data at fingertips 

Customer sustainability journey simplified: Clariant puts product carbon footprint data at fingertips. 
© ClariantClariant has announced a significant milestone in its commitment to sustainability transparency and customer support. Since January 2025, the Product Carbon Footprints data (PCFs) for a large part of its Care Chemicals products are available for download on ClariHub, the company's digital customer platform.

Clariant’s MegaMax catalysts will power China’s first biomass-to-green methanol project

Clariant's MegaMax catalysts: Driving sustainable methanol production with superior stability and efficiency. © Clariant Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that its MegaMax catalyst was selected for a China’s biomass gasification-to-green methanol project. The plant will use a combination of farm waste and wind power to produce up to 250,000 tons per annum of green methanol in two phases by 2027. Construction of the first plant phase began in March 2024 and is expected to start producing green methanol in the first half of 2025 as China’s first commercialized biomass gasification-to-green methanol plant.

Clariant upgrades its syngas catalyst portfolio to improve customers´ sustainability and profitability

ReforMax LDP Plus Catalysts. © Clariant Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that its new Plus series syngas catalysts have been successfully introduced to the market. Over the past five years, the company upgraded its portfolio of syngas catalysts, launching ReforMax LDP Plus, ShiftMax 217 Plus, and AmoMax 10 Plus catalysts. Based on their renowned forerunners, the new catalysts were designed as drop-in solutions to improve plant economics and reduce carbon emissions. These benefits have now been demonstrated in commercial use with highly favorable results.

Clariant’s EnviCat® Green series catalyst chosen for major green ammonia project in China

EnviCat Green series catalyst remove oxygen for high-purity green hydrogen. 
(AI Photo created using MidJourney™)Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that a deoxygenation catalyst from its EnviCat Green series was selected for a major green ammonia project in China. The catalyst will be used to remove trace oxygen from green hydrogen produced at the facility, before conversion into green ammonia. Carbon-free production of ammonia greatly reduces the environmental impact of this valuable base chemical needed for vital applications, such as fertilizer production. Green ammonia is also expected to play a key role in the world’s energy transition, offering versatile applications in transportation, power, and hydrogen supply.

Clariant's OleMax 260 catalyst delivers strong performance for EQUATE Petrochemical Company

OleMax 260 – acetylene hydrogenation catalyst for ethylene production features ultra-high selectivity and stability. © ClariantClariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, announced today marks a milestone with the one-year successful operation of its novel OleMax 260 catalyst at EQUATE Petrochemical Company’s world-scale steam cracker in Kuwait.

Clariant’s MegaZonE technology delivers strong performance at CNOOC’s methanol plant

MegaZonE catalyst-layering technology is based on Clariant’s high-performance MegaMax methanol catalysts. © ClariantClariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that its MegaZonE technology is delivering excellent performance on the methanol plant of CNOOC’s China Blue Chemical Ltd. The innovative system uses several layers of methanol catalysts with different activity levels to optimize heat management and overall catalyst performance. MegaZonE was installed at CNOOC’s methanol production plant in Hainan, China, in April 2021, and has been operating optimally for more than 36 months now. A joint venture with the KB Group, the CNOOC plant produces 600 KTA methanol from natural gas using Air Liquide’s Lurgi process and Clariant’s MegaMax® catalysts.

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