Clariant announces new sustainability commitments at Sustainability Dialog 2015

Muttenz, September 4, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, chose its inaugural Sustainability Dialog on September 2, 2015 to announce new company-wide commitments and latest milestones in its proactive sustainability strategy. These included a commitment to zero-deforestation, an increasing focus on value chain collaboration, and continuous improvement of product portfolio on all sustainability levels.

Clariant hosts first Sustainability Dialog

Muttenz, September 2, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will today host its inaugural Sustainability Dialog in Frankfurt, Germany, to examine the role of sustainability within the specialty chemicals industry and the company’s contribution to a sustainable society. The event at the Clariant Innovation Center will bring together top-level Clariant management with third party experts to foster dialog with important stakeholders from customer industries, politics, NGOs and the media.

Clariant on course for growth in North America

Muttenz, August 28, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, provided investors, analysts and journalists important details of the specific challenges and opportunities in North America as well as unique insights into the latest market and technology trends within Clariant’s Business Units Catalysis and Oil & Mining Services at Clariant´s Roundtable event in San Francisco on August 25.

Clariant supports sustainable agriculture in China through dedicated specialty chemical solutions

Clariant supports sustainable agriculture in China through dedicated specialty chemical solutions. (Photo: Clariant)Shanghai, August 28, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today hosts a media roundtable event in Shanghai to highlight its products and services that contribute to sustainable agriculture in China. With sustainability high on its corporate agenda, Clariant is fully committed to offering its expertise and solutions in specialty chemicals dedicated to the agricultural industry.

Clariant wins the 100th global reference for its AmoMax®-10 catalyst

Award ceremony at Catalysts Defining the future Conference in San Francisco, USA for 100th reference of catalyst AmoMax®-10. (Photo: Clariant)Munich, August 27, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today that Iowa Fertilizer Company (IFCo) became the 100th customer of AmoMax®-10. The innovative AmoMax-10 is a highly active catalyst, capable of substantial energy savings in the ammonia production process. With its proven market success both locally in the US as well as globally, Clariant has built a solid reputation as a leading supplier of catalysts for ammonia synthesis. An award ceremony was held on August 26th in San Francisco at Clariant’s renowned “Defining the Future” conference.

Clariant’s new ENVICAT® N₂O-S proven extremely effective in removing harmful N₂O from chemical plants

Munich, August 26, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today a new development in controlling harmful nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions. Nitrous oxide emissions are harmful in two ways: they exacerbate the greenhouse effect and damage the ozone layer. At present, nitrous oxide is destroying the ozone layer more aggressively than any other substance. The new ENVICAT® N₂O-S has been proven particularly effective in the decomposition of N₂O in secondary nitric acid installations or high N₂O containing gas streams such as from adipic acid production.

Clariant Oil Services’ new HOSTAFRAC® SF 13213 delivers a step change for flowback aid sustainability

Clariant Oil Services’ new HOSTAFRAC® SF 13213 delivers a step change for flowback aid sustainability. (Photo: Clariant)Houston, TX, August 25, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced its new HOSTAFRAC® SF 13213 innovative chemical flowback aid for hydraulic fracturing.

Clariant’s new VAMax™ catalysts improve the economics of the Vinyl-Acetate Monomer production process

Munich, August 25, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced today the successful expansion of its selective oxidation catalyst portfolio with its new VAMax™ -series catalysts, which offers high-activity for Vinyl-Acetate Monomer (VAM) producers.

Clariant Highlights North American Initiatives at San Francisco Roundtable

Muttenz, August 25, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will highlight today its initiatives for the North American market to investors, analysts and journalists at Clariant´s Roundtable event in San Francisco. The event will provide important insights into the latest market and technology trends within the specialty chemicals market and focus on its specific challenges and opportunities especially in North America. An additional focal point will be the growth drivers of the global catalysts and oil businesses – in which Clariant is a major player.

Clariant Chemicals’ Sales at Rs. 227 crore in Q2, 2015

Mumbai, August 4, 2015 – Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited, India’s leading specialty chemicals producer, recorded a net sales of Rs. 227 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 as compared to Rs. 264 crore for the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The profit before tax stood at Rs. 6 crore, for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

Clariant delivers solid Q2 with improved profitability and cash flow

“Clariant continued the strong development of the first into the second quarter,” said CEO Hariolf Kottmann. “We have significantly improved our operating profitability and our cash flow. This is in-line with our objectives for 2015 and we expect cash generation to continue to increase in the second half of the year. Clariant is well on track to achieve its growth and profitability targets, despite a continued mixed economic environment particularly in Asia and very volatile currencies.”

Clariant offers polymer additive solution for agriculture film producers in China

AddWorks® AGC for Agricultural films offers a range of solutions to fulfill the requirements of mulch, silage or Greenhouse film applications. (Photo: Clariant)Shanghai, July 20, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is taking a step closer to satisfying customer needs in the agri-film production sector in China by hosting a seminar in Jinan, Shandong province of China recently. Organized by the Clariant business unit of Additives, the occasion gathered the leading players in agri-film manufacturing in China to learn about Clariant's capabilities as a innovative, sustainable and cost-effective partner in the field.