25 Sept 2012
Protective Desiccants Exhibited by Clariant at FachPack
- Company showcases versatile, high-performance desiccants for cargo and device protection
- Customers now benefit from the offering of new synergies, resources and solutions for performance packaging
Munich/Charlotte, 25 September 2012 – The Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant, represented by its business line Performance Packaging, part of the company’s Functional Materials business unit, is exhibiting Container Dri® II desiccants, Desi-Sheet™ flat desiccants and its portfolio of other protective packaging technologies for cargo and device applications at FachPack 2012 in Hall 7A, Stand 526. Performance Packaging is exhibiting at this show for the first time as part of Clariant. FachPack, the leading European exhibition in the field of packaging, packaging technology and logistics, is being held in Nuremberg, Germany, from Sept. 25-27.
“Performance Packaging, which was formerly part of Süd-Chemie, is now integrated into the Clariant global organization. This successful integration offers new opportunities for our European customers to leverage the broad array of Clariant resources and the local presence of the Functional Materials business unit, which is headquartered in Munich,” said Andy Walti, global head of business line Performance Packaging. “These additional assets support and enhance our broad portfolio of protective solutions for cargo transport and device shipment.”
At FachPack, Clariant is highlighting the advantages of Container Dri II bags, strips, poles and packs for reducing damaging humidity in shipping containers. Container Dri II desiccants absorb up to three times their weight in moisture from the atmosphere. The solution offers double protection: a unique, patented formulation traps this moisture in a no-spill gel and also reduces the dew point to avoid “container rain.” The company’s other solutions for cargo protection include bentonite desiccant bags, tablets and preforms, as well as Humitector® humidity indicator cards and plugs designed to meet rigorous military and industry standards.
For devices, Clariant Desi-Sheet flat desiccants adsorb moisture while eliminating bulges caused by traditional desiccant bags. These flat sheets enable customers to optimize available space inside secondary packaging, thus reducing waste and shipping costs. The company also offers SÜKORRON® static shielding bags that protect sensitive parts from static discharge and electric fields during transport and storage.
Stefan Dick Ph.D., head of sales for cargo and device protection, said, “Moisture is the major pathway to product degradation, product malfunction and shortened shelf life. Clariant offers a number of desiccant technologies to protect products from moisture damage throughout the supply chain. These solutions do more than protect cargo, however – they also safeguard customers’ brand equity by helping to ensure products arrive at their final destination or point-of-use in excellent condition.”
Clariant also offers a full line of active packaging solutions to protect healthcare products such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and diagnostics from humidity and oxygen.
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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 22 149 employees on December 31, 2011. In the financial year 2011, Clariant produced a turnover of CHF 7.4 billion. Clariant is divided into eleven business units: Additives; Catalysis & Energy; Emulsions, Detergents & Intermediates; Functional Materials; Industrial & Consumer Specialties; Leather Services; Masterbatches; Oil & Mining Services; Paper Specialties; Pigments; Textile Chemicals. Clariant focuses on creating value by investing in future profitable and sustainable growth, which is based on four strategic pillars: Improving profitability, innovation as well as research and development, dynamic growth in emerging markets, and optimizing the portfolio through complementary acquisitions or divestments.
Clariant Performance Packaging, part of Clariant’s Business Unit Functional Materials, provides controlled atmosphere packaging solutions that protect products from humidity and oxygen. In the area of healthcare packaging, its products maintain stability and shelf life in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and diagnostic applications, as well as provide functionality focused on safety, protection, adsorption, dispensing and barrier qualities. In the area of cargo and device protection, Clariant’s products protect sensitive goods from moisture damage as they travel through intermodal systems, while also providing dry packing technologies to protect semiconductors and devices during shelf life and product life cycles. The company’s array of products include drop-in style desiccants, such as canisters, packets and bags; active packaging container closure systems; Advanced Desiccant Polymer (ADP®); Container Dri® II cargo desiccants; humidity indicators; and customized packaging solutions.
CONTAINER DRI, HUMITECTOR, AND SÜKORRON ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF CLARIANT.
DESI-SHEET IS A TRADEMARK OF CLARIANT.
Related images
By dry-packing semiconductors and other sensitive devices using Desi-Sheet™ flat desiccants (L), products can be packaged flat (M) into secondary packaging without the bulge of a traditional desiccant bag (R), saving precious cargo space and shipping costs.
(Photo: Clariant)
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