Clariant introduces inspiring natural ingredient for radiant skin and hair - Plantasens® Abyssinian Oil

Plantasens Abyssinian Oil is a pure and 100% natural ingredient extracted from the seeds of Crambe Abyssinic. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, October 13, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, shares the perfect gift of natural radiance for skin and hair with the launch of Plantasens® Abyssinian Oil - its inspiring new personal care ingredient sourced from the sunny windswept African highlands.

Clariant announces investment for personal care and home care segments in Asia

Muttenz, October 9, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will build a new production facility at its Tangerang site in Indonesia to support regional demands in the personal and home care industry.

Clariant concentrates on customer benefits at CPhI Worldwide 2014

Muttenz, October 8, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will be at CPhI Worldwide 2014 to demonstrate how its commitment to collaborating closely with customers in the pharmaceutical industry can deliver effective and efficient innovations. The annual CPhI Worldwide exhibition this year takes place in Paris on October 7-9, and Clariant will be in Hall 5, Stand 5R77.

Clariant launches GlucoPure™ - an innovation in "greener" cleaning power

Muttenz, October 7, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, introduces a new innovation for the global home care market with the launch of GlucoPure™ - a novel sugar surfactant that offers ingredients with an improved eco-profile without compromising cleaning power.

Aluminium 2014: Clariant and Omya partnership reinforces commitment to top products and service for the aluminum finishing market

Muttenz, October 7, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, demonstrates its continued commitment to the aluminum finishing market at Aluminium 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany. At the same time, Clariant underlines the customer benefits of the company's exclusive partnership with Omya for the European market.

Clariant’s Exolit® OP 560 confirmed as safer flame retardant for PU foam

Clariant’s Exolit® OP 560 confirmed as safer flame retardant for PU foam. (Photos: Natural Foams Technology)Muttenz, October 3, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, confirms good news for the upholstery industry and other sectors looking for safer, environmentally more compatible flame retardants that meet internationally accepted flammability standards3 for flexible polyurethane foam. In its draft Alternatives Assessment report1 on flame retardants in flexible foam released in June2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified Clariant’s oligomeric phosphonate polyol (OPP) flame retardant - marketed under the trade name Exolit® OP 560 – as a safer alternative to pentabromo diphenylether (pentaBDE), traditionally used for giving fire protection to foam.

Clariant to acquire Chinese healthcare packaging specialist VitaPac

Muttenz, September 29, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced that it has signed a purchase agreement with VitaPac, a Chinese specialist for healthcare packaging. The owner-led company with 80 employees is based in Hong Kong with a production site in Dongguan, China. It had consolidated sales of about CHF 4. mio in 2013. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2014 and subject to regulatory approvals.

Clariant successfully places CHF 150 million domestic bond

Muttenz, 25. September 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today the issuance of a CHF 150 million domestic bond.

sunliquid® 20 shows what it can do in the fleet test with Mercedes-Benz series vehicles

Cars from the Mercedes-Benz fleet at Clariant's sunliquid® demonstration plant producing cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues. (Photos: Clariant/Rötzer.)Muttenz, September 23, 2014 – Clariant, Haltermann and Mercedes-Benz have tested a fuel of the future in a fleet test since January: Initial results prove the high quality and excellent properties of sunliquid® 20 fuel (contains 20% ethanol coming from straw). With its first-class combustion properties, sunliquid® 20 improves engine efficiency so that its 4% lesser energy content, as compared to E10, is more than compensated. For drivers, this means: with sunliquid® 20, the sustainability of the fuel (reduced CO2 emissions) is increased significantly whilst consumption remains the same.

Clariant presents advanced all-natural TOXISORB® animal feed detoxifiers at EuroTier 2014

TOXISORB® Classic and TOXISORB® Premium are 100% of natural origin and bind toxins in the animal digestive tract without affecting the nutrient content of the feed. (Photo: Clariant)Munich, September 22, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will present TOXISORB®, a 100% natural way to detoxify livestock feedstuff, at its EuroTier debut in Hannover, Germany, from November 11-14, 2014 (Booth 17B21).

Clariant doubles capacity for pigments and pigment preparations in Roha, India

Muttenz, September 17, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the inauguration of an important new extension to its production facility in Roha, south-east of Mumbai, India. The expansion doubles its capacity at the facility for pigments and pigment preparations. This higher output will enable the company to increase its market coverage in India and the neighboring countries of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and to provide products better tailored to customer needs.

Clariant presents a pioneering solution to optimize oil production at the pre-salt layer at the 2014 Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference

São Paulo, September 15, 2014 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals and solutions for the oil and gas production chain, will present its new H2S (hydrogen sulfide) management and sequestration (removal) technology for offshore operations at the 2014 Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference, to be held between September 15 and 18 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.