Clariant International Ltd Press Kit K 2010

Clariant's press conference at K 2010 will be offering a close look at the material innovations, processing advances and support capabilities that are essential to the business success of our plastics sector customers.

Highlights which will be presented under Clariant's motto for K 2010 "Power Your Performance" include: a dedicated new brand and support structure for the medical and pharmaceutical sector, non halogenated flame retardants with a good environmental and toxicological profile and processes and material solutions designed to improve customers’ output potential and achieve safer coloration.

Press Releases

Clariant powers plastics sector’s performance at K 2010

Muttenz, October 27, 2010 - A new dedicated brand of masterbatches and compounds for the medical and pharmaceutical sector, capacity expansion of safer, more environmentally-compatible flame retardants, and the launch of efficiency-boosting processing agents, are among the highlights of Clariant’s “Power Your Performance” commitment to the plastics sector at K 2010.

Clariant announces capacity expansion for Exolit® OP flame retardants at K 2010

Muttenz, October 27, 2010 - Clariant announces major capacity expansion plans for its pioneering Exolit® OP non-halogenated flame retardants at K 2010. The program, which will achieve an initial doubling of capacity by 2012, reflects the significant surge in demand from the electrical and electronics (E&E) sector for safer and more environmentally-compatible flame retardants.

New Clariant MEVOPUR® brand aids risk-control in medical and pharmaceutical sector

Muttenz, October 27, 2010 - Clariant Masterbatches business unit unveils MEVOPUR®, its new dedicated brand for medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging to K 2010 visitors. Its introduction reinforces Clariant’s position as a trusted and leading provider of color and surface engineered masterbatches and compounds for customers serving the medical and pharmaceutical sector.

Clariant presents fully-fledged credentials to medical device market

Muttenz, October 27, 2010 - Clariant Masterbatches presents its fully-fledged credentials as a trusted and unique supplier of materials and support for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors with the announcement that its North American center of competence in Lewiston, Maine has gained ISO 13485 accreditation.

Clariant sets benchmark in customer convenience with new Licocene® grades

Muttenz, October 27, 2010 - Clariant sets new levels in customer convenience with the launch of Licocene® wax grades offering unique easy-handling and all-round versatility and performance for plastics processors.

Clariant launches UV stabilizer with unique benefits

Muttenz, October 29, 2010 - Clariant presents an innovation for automotive plastics with the launch of unique UV stabilizer Hostavin® N845PP for polyolefin (PO) compounds for interior applications. In addition to UV protection, the new grade offers low fogging and low migration performance plus processing efficiency.

Bringing distinctive style to medical devices while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance

Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - 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 is why color and other visual elements are increasingly important in device design.

MEVOPUR® secures controlled, consistent and compliant color creativity

Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - Designers and manufacturers looking to add a distinctive aesthetic touch to pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices can trust new MEVOPUR® color masterbatches and compounds from Clariant Masterbatches for creative colors.

Bioplastics can be more colorful, thanks to new masterbatch choices from Clariant

Muttenz, November 3, 2010 - With the addition of a new line of masterbatches that comply with standards governing compostability and ecotoxicity, producers of products and packaging made from biopolymers have a wider range of options in color and performance-enhancing additives. Choices range from masterbatches based on conventional, man-made ingredients to those incorporating all-natural materials drawn from renewable sources like plants. Now an attractive third option has been introduced. These and other color and performance innovations for the plastics industry are on display in Hall 8A, Booth J11 at the K2010 plastics exhibition being held in Dusseldorf, Germany, October 27 to November 3.

Finer, more uniform cell structure of new chemical foaming agents from Clariant help reduce weight and save raw materials

Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - Plastics products and packaging manufacturers trying to reach sustainability goals and reduce costs are expressing keen interest in the newest chemical foaming agents (CFAs) from Clariant’s Masterbatches Business Unit. The finer and more durable foam-cell structures made possible by the latest generation of HYDROCEROL® masterbatches, in combination with processing advances, are opening new applications in
• polyester (PET) plastic sheets used for food trays
• automotive parts and other durable goods
• injection molded and blow molded plastics packaging, caps and closures
Savings on resin use and reduction of part weight – without significant loss in mechanical properties – are being reported.

Clariant's regulatory foresight and pigments with enhanced product safety features give customers the competitive edge

Muttenz, November 3, 2010 - Clariant presents masterbatch producers, plastics processors and designers with a unique opportunity to anticipate regulatory evolution and respond to the latest environmental and cutting-edge trends with one of the widest selections of colorants available from across the color spectrum.