Clariant simplifies ingredient choice for personal care formulators

 Concept strategy for personal care customers
 Clear identification of ingredients and benefits
 Guide recipes for all aspects of personal care and deco cosmetics

Formulating young beauty and style with new Clariant concept

Formulating young beauty and style with new Clariant concept (© plainpicture/André Schuster) Launch of new “Youth Concept” at in-cosmetics 2011
 Guide recipes address specific appearance and feel-good needs of young people
 ECOCERT® approved products

Clariant gives magic touch to efficiency-focused innovations at ECS 2011

Clariant gives magic touch to efficiency-focused innovations at ECS 2011 (Photographs: Clariant)
Muttenz, 29 March 2011 – Clariant inspires European Coatings Show 2011 visitors with the benefits of its full spectrum of new and cutting-edge colorants and additives innovations under the motto: “Easy to Handle, Magic to See”.

Clariant Masterbatches appoints regulatory and ISO 13485 expert to Medical and Pharmaceutical team

Muttenz, 22 March 2011 – Clariant Masterbatches reaffirms its commitment to the unique needs of its medical device and pharmaceutical packaging customers with the appointment of a dedicated global regulatory and ISO 13485 manager to its new Medical and Pharmaceutical segment.

Bringing Distinctive Style to Medical Devices While Ensuring Safety, Regulatory Compliance

Computer modeling services in Clariant ColorWorks™ allowed a medical device manufacturer to easily evaluate different color schemes. Pictured are blue pearlescent and purple pearlescent options and the translucent purple finally chosen for the device. (Photographs: Clariant)In today’s competitive marketplace manufacturers must try to differentiate their product from others by improving functionality and design. Use of drug delivery devices increasingly occurs outside of a hospital setting and since it is the patient rather than a doctor who is the user, the device must be attractive as well as convenient and functional. They become more like any other consumer product. That’s why color and other visual elements are increasingly important in device design.

Clariant International Ltd Press Kit Medtec 2011

ClariantClariant Masterbatches presents the latest in its MEVOPUR® color masterbatches and custom performance compounds designed to bring cutting-edge functionality and aesthetics to medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging at Medtec 2011.

Aviation de-icing acquisition to expand Clariant’s North American capabilities

 Clariant acquires Octagon Process LLC
 Transaction benefits include expanded geographic footprint, improved reliability of supply, logistical and sourcing strengths
 Expansion complements companies’ existing business, offers growth in “greener” deicing alternatives and enhanced technological innovation
 Terms of transaction not disclosed

Users of Advanced Medical Polymers Gain Controlled, Consistent, Compliant Color With New Clariant MEVOPUR® Masterbatches

New colors for TOPAS (left) and Tritan polymers are part of the MEVOPUR® family of controlled, consistent and compliant Clariant masterbatches and compounds for medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, 9 March 2011 – Manufacturers of medical devices and packaging who choose newer plastic materials like Eastman Tritan™ co-polyester and TOPAS® cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) now have readily available color options that are pretested and compliant with key standards governing materials used in medical and pharmaceutical applications. Available under the new Clariant Masterbatches brand name MEVOPUR®, these color concentrates and pre-color compounds are produced under specially controlled conditions in ISO13485 certified plants, using raw materials that have been biologically evaluated against USP parts 87 and 88 (Class VI devices) and/or the international standard ISO10993, and spectroscopically analyzed on delivery.

Protection – be safe and be certain – the technical textiles industry can count on Clariant

At Techtextil 2011, Clariant’s impressive stand – with its striking cubist design – showcase the full range of Clariant’s innovations and experts are on hand to provide help and advice on all that’s possible with advanced solutions for technical textiles that perform and protect. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, 24 May 2011 – ‘Performance that protects – Protection that performs’ is Clariant’s key theme for the 2011 Techtextil show.

Clariant Oil Services to Launch VeriTrax® at CORROSION 2011

Houston, Texas (USA), 02 March 2011 – Specialty chemicals expert Clariant’s Oil Services business will introduce its VeriTrax® Automated Data Exchange system, an integrated chemical delivery and data management system for providing production chemicals to the oil and gas industry, at NACE CORROSION 2011 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, March 13-17, 2011.

Clariant Masterbatches Establishes Dedicated Medical and Pharmaceutical Global Segment

Clariant’s dedicated medical/pharmaceutical team supports customers in meeting the increasingly strict regulations governing end-product ingredients and manufacturers’ need to minimize risk at every stage of design, production and product approval. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, 23 February 2011 – Clariant has established a global Medical and Pharmaceutical segment within its Masterbatches Business Unit to further strengthen its dedicated support for customers in these highly-demanding markets.

Clariant’s Masterbatches Business increases prices

Muttenz, 23 February 2011 – The Masterbatches Business Unit of Clariant, a leading masterbatches player globally, announces global price increases for most of its products.