09.12.2011
- Nature's Building Block - It looks like that the time of cheap oil is over. The challenge of this century will be the exploitation of alternative resources to secure growth and...
09.11.2011
- New Energy - Fossil resources are limited, but the global demand for fuels and chemicals is continuously rising. In addition to European and national legislations that set...
03.11.2011
- Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant said it expected a further slowdown in economic activity as customers in its plastic and coatings businesses run down stocks, after the...
26.10.2011
- Faster Than Industry Average - Generally, the chemical industry in any given country starts with basic chemicals and moves on to higher-value chemicals later. Accordingly, in China...
04.10.2011
- Clariant said it is selling its polysilazane coatings business including the production site in India to AZ Electronic Materials (AZ) for approximately €4 million. Under the terms...
27.07.2011
- Clariant saw a dip in its Q2 2011 sales, posting CHF 1.870 billion, down from CHF 1.894 the same period one year ago. The number includes Süd-Chemie sales of CHF 216 million for...
27.06.2011
- Clariant said it has appointed Dr. Hans-Joachim Müller member of the Executive Committee. He will join the company on July 1. Müller joins Clariant from Süd-Chemie, where he was a...
30.05.2011
- Managing The Future - Over the last months, chemical companies across all regions reported increasing production volumes and sales. Even though in many cases pre-recession levels...
