Clariant Hikes Catalysts Output in Germany
Clariant has expanded and enhanced capacity for emission control catalysts at its plant in Heufeld, Germany, in order to meet growing demand worldwide, and especially in China.
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Clariant to Merge Pigments with Heubach Group
In a somewhat unusually structured deal, Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has reached a definitive agreement with a consortium of Heubach Group and private equity investor SK Capital Partners to unload most of its pigments business. Following completion of the transaction, expected in the first half of 2022, Clariant will reinvest in the business, taking a 20% share. The shares of the other partners have not been revealed.
On the Way to Climate Neutrality
The EU Commission’s ambitious plan for a European Green Deal, launched shortly before the pandemic struck in early 2020, aims to make the continent the world’s first climate-neutral region by 2050. The goals spelled out in January last year call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% up to 2030, compared with 1990 levels.
Clariant Opens Catalyst R&D Center in China
Clariant Catalysts has opened a new R&D center at its One Clariant Campus (OCC) in Shanghai. The research unit is part of the Swiss specialty chemicals producer’s new Innovation Center China in the east coast metropolis. The company counts itself among a handful of international players to have built a full-fledged comprehensive catalyst research unit in China.
CO2-Neutral Chemical Industry
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral. Germany, as one of the major chemical manufacturing nations, has committed to achieve this goal by 2050.
Clariant and India Glycols Form Renewables JV
Clariant and India Glycols Limited (IGL) are forming a joint venture for renewable ethylene oxide (EO) derivatives. To support production, IGL has entered into long-term supply agreement for EO made from bio-ethanol as well as further utilities.
Expert Statement: Richard Haldimann, Clariant
The European Chemical Industry has set out on an ambitious path to become carbon neutral.
Clariant Finances Catalyst Research at ETH Zurich
Clariant has signed a cooperation agreement with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) to support research in catalysis and sustainable chemistry. It is providing the university with what it says is “a significant financial contribution” over an initial period of ten years. Terms were not disclosed.
Conrad Keijzer Named new Clariant CEO
The board of directors at Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has tapped Conrad Keijzer to be the company’s new CEO. The 52-year-old Dutch citizen will take up the job on Jan. 1, 2021, and interim CEO Harriolf Kottmann will again focus on his duties as chairman of the board.
Clariant to Restructure and Cut Jobs
After downsizing operations through divestments over the past year, Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant now plans to restructure its corporate organization to reflect the present leaner status and shift the emphasis of its portfolio to higher value-added products.
Clariant Builds China Catalyst Plant
Clariant has announced it will build a new catalyst plant in China, its third in the country, as the Swiss group strives to strengthen its existing network.
Clariant and Chemtex in Sunliquid Pact
Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant has formed a strategic partnership with engineering group Chemtex to market its sunliquid technology as well as services and supplies for advanced biofuel plants in China.
Clariant Inks Fourth Sunliquid License
Clariant has signed a licensing deal for its sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology with Bulgaria’s Eta Bio. The Swiss specialty chemicals group said the agreement, the fourth for sunliquid, represents another significant step toward the technology’s commercialization and also gives it a foothold in the agricultural sector.
EU Fines Clariant for Ethylene Price Fixing
The European Commission has fined Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant €155.8 million for its role in an ethylene purchasing scheme that also implicated other chemical producers, including US-based Celanese.
Clariant and Ineratec in Gas-to-Liquids Pact
Clariant is collaborating with Ineratec, a spin-off from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), to develop and commercialize novel technologies for producing renewable fuels and chemicals.
TechnipFMC Joins Clariant on ACN Catalyst
Major construction and engineering group TechnipFMC has entered into a joint development agreement with Clariant Catalysts to commercialize the Swiss company’s new AcryloMax propylene ammoxidation catalyst to produce fiber intermediate acrylonitrile (ACN).
Circular Economy
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