5 Oct 2011
Clariant completes first OBA run in Spain
Muttenz, October 5, 2011 - Clariant announces the successful completion of its first production runs of Optical Brightening Agents (OBAs) at its facility in Prat, near Barcelona, Spain. The site produces dyes, pigment preparations and chemicals for the European and global paper market.
The first batches of hexasulphonated OBAs from the new reactors at Prat, installed in July 2011, are currently being delivered to customers. It marks the first OBA consignment to be produced in Spain as part of a transfer of Clariant’s OBA production from Muttenz, Switzerland.
Clariant is on-track to complete transfer of OBAs, colorants and chemicals for the paper market to Spain by the end of 2011. The move is part of Clariant’s on-going focus on sustainable growth, and commitment to continuous improvement for its operations.
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4132 Muttenz 1
Switzerland
Notes for editors
Clariant is an internationally active specialty chemical company based in Muttenz near Basel. The group owns over 100 companies worldwide and employed approx. 16,200 employees as of December 31, 2010.
In the financial year 2010, Clariant produced a turnover in excess of CHF 7.1 billion. Clariant is divided into twelve business units: Additives; Catalysis & Energy; Detergents & Intermediates; Emulsions; Functional Materials; Industrial & Consumer Specialties; Leather Services; Masterbatches; Oil & Mining Services; Paper Specialties; Pigments; Textile Chemicals.
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Dominik Schneider
Clariant International Ltd
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