Clariant has inaugurated its new production plant for water-based pigment preparations in Santa Clara, Mexico, doubling the company’s annual production capacity in the country.
According to the company, the capacity increase will enable Clariant to improve its support for the regions’ current and emerging market segments including decorative coatings, non-impact and flexo printing, industrial coatings, and specialties like home care, personal care and stationery.
Clariant began production at the Santa Clara plant in Q2 2016. To …
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About Clariant:
As one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies, Clariant contributes to value creation with innovative and sustainable solutions for customers from many industries. Our portfolio is designed to meet very specific needs with as much precision as possible. At the same time, our research and development is focused on addressing the key trends of our time. These include energy efficiency, renewable raw materials, emission-free mobility, and conserving finite resources. Our business units are organized into four Business Areas: Care Chemicals, Natural Resources, Catalysis and Plastics & Coatings.
Industrial & Consumer Specialties
ICS is split into the segments Consumer Care and Industrial Applications. There is a clear focus on the highly attractive Consumer Care segment, which is known for higher margins and lower cyclicality, targeting the personal care, household, and agriculture markets. Though separated in different market segments, each focusing on different end-use applications, ICS’s businesses all use the same technological platform base and shared production assets. Products in the Consumer Care segment include ingredients for laundry detergents, fabric softeners, disinfectants and dishwashing detergents to skin & hair care cosmetics, wet wipes and selected pharmaceuticals, as well as additives for the agriculture market. The Industrial Application segment focuses on the construction, aviation and coatings industries providing, amongst others, superplasticizers, de-icing fluids for aircrafts and runways, and special solvents respectively.
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New Business Development
NBD develops solutions for the dairy, bakery and meat industries based on tailored formulation of specialty carbohydrates, polyand oligosaccharides, preservatives, antioxidants, sweeteners and hydrocolloids.
Also included are future revenues from biotech products, which consist of Clariant’s sunliquid® technology based on second-generation bioethanol from lignocellulose, which include the licensing of the technology and the services offered, as well as new bio-based specialties and enzymes for various applications.
Strategic Objectives
Industrial & Consumer Specialties focuses on strengthening its position in consumer markets (in the areas of Personal Care, Industrial & Home Care, Crop Solutions), all the while keeping its leading position in selected industrial niches. In line with the corporate strategic pillars of growth, the businesses’ main objectives include to:
- Re-focus the operating model in line with nature of business
- Strengthen innovation and application know-how
- Expand regional presence
- Secure competitive raw material access
- Focus on core technologies globally
