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24 Jun 2016
Clariant acquires full control of consortium with Carboflex in Brazil to further expand its offshore offering
Muttenz, June 24, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the acquisition of Carboflex’s 50% stake in the consortium that built and operates the Guanabara Bay plant. The facility, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, produces chemicals used in oil and gas wells. The acquisition is part of the investment strategy of Clariant’s Business Unit Oil and Mining Services and allows the company to take full control of the plant to further expand its chemical offering to offshore customers, while optimizing delivery times.
21 Jun 2016
Clariant debuts zeolite innovations for more ecological vehicles at International Zeolite Conference
Munich, June 21, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals and one of the foremost suppliers of zeolite powders and catalysts, will be presenting at the 18th International Zeolite Conference, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from June 19 to 24, 2016. The six-day event will focus on “Zeolites for a Sustainable World”, with the aim of exploring novel means of using zeolites to reduce environmental pollutants. Accordingly, and on behalf of the Clariant R&D team, Dr. Silke Sauerbeck will present very recent research and findings regarding new zeolite solutions for adsorption of automobile VOC emissions.
Munich, June 9, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today reported the excellent performance of its catalysts during the successful start-up of the largest propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in South Korea. Located in Ulsan on the southeast coast of the country, the PDH plant is a joint project between SK Gas Corporation Ltd and Advanced Petrochemical Company. The facility is designed to produce 600,000 tons of propylene annually using CB&I's Catofin® catalytic dehydrogenation technology, which is based on Clariant's Catofin catalyst.
Munich, February 29, 2016 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced that it has launched the Low Temperature Shift (LTS) chloride guard ShiftGuard™ 200 at the Nitrogen + Syngas 2016 conference in Berlin, Germany. ShiftGuard 200 effectively adsorbs and retains chlorides so that the downstream main LTS catalyst, such as Clariant’s ShiftMax® 217, is protected and can show its superior quality.