Corporate BroChure

www.clariant.com

Clariant International LtdRothausstrasse 614132 MuttenzSwitzerland

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20% PerformanceChemicals 2

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Clariant – exactly your chemistryWe are a world leader in the field of specialty chemicals.Our products enhance every aspect of modern life byproviding color and a vast array of functional effects.Our outstanding application know-how, world-classresearch and manufacturing capabilities make us apreferred partner, wherever our customers are.

Headquartered in Muttenz near Basel, Switzerland, Clariant is represented by more than 100 Group companies and employing more than 16,000 people globally. Clariant Group has twelve Business Units: Additives; Catalysis & Energy, Detergents & Intermediates, Emulsions, Functional Materials, Industrial & Consumer Specialties, Leather Services, Masterbatches, Oil & Mining Services, Paper Specialties, Pigments and Textile Chemicals.

We are committed to sustainable growth, which means we are serious about ourresponsibilities to the environment, the communities in which we operate, and ouremployees. Our innovative technologies provide environmentally friendly solutionsfor products used in applications ranging from face creams and cleaning fluids tothe production of textiles and leather.

Our world-class solutions add value to our customers’ products. Our success is basedon the know-how of our people and their ability to develop innovative, efficientsolutions to meet our customers’ needs.

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Sales - Annual sales of CHF 7.1 billion in 2010

Global structure - • Headquartered in Muttenz near Basel, Switzerland• More than 100 group companies

Employees - • More than 16,000 employees• 86 nationalities represented

Management - Chairman: Jürg WitmerCEO: Hariolf Kottmann

For further information visit www.clariant.com

Sales refer to 2010 figures. Total: CHF 7120 mn1Excluding Süd-Chemie businesses

2 Performance Chemicals includes the BUs Additives, D&I, Emulsions and Paper Specialties

Emulsions

From paints, adhesives and construction to the textile, leather and paper industries, our Emulsions can be found in a wide range of applications.

Paper Specialties

Our products improve the optical and functional properties of all kinds of paper and board via tailored solutions.

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Functional Materials

Based on our bentonite products we offer environmentally compatible solutions in order to improve products and processes in various industries including the consumer goods, packaging and foundry industries, as well as water treatment.

Industrial & Consumer Specialties

The innovative products of our Industrial & Consumer Specialties business are used in skin and hair care, household goods, to protect seeds or de-ice airplanes.

Pigments

Based on extensive experience and expertise in color, our Pigments business helps to color the world.

Masterbatches

Local focus, global standards – our Masterbatches business is a global leader in color, additive concentrates and innovative performance solutions for plastics.

Facts & Figures page 3

Index page 4

Business Units defined page 5

Additives page 6

Catalysis & Energy page 10

Detergents & Intermediates page 14

Emulsions page 18

Functional Materials page 22

Industrial & Consumer Specialties page 26

Leather Services page 30

Masterbatches page 34

Oil & Mining Services page 38

Paper Specialties page 42

Pigments page 46

Textile Chemicals page 50

Clariant Key Contacts page 54

Additives

Our Additives create value by improving efficiency, safety, protection, durability and appearance of products such as plastics, coatings and printing inks.

Oil & Mining Services

Solving local challenges with global capabilities and a deep reservoir of resources.

Catalysis & Energy

Catalysis & Energy is a highly innovative provider of catalysts for the chemical, fuel, and automotive industries and produces materials for electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

Detergents & Intermediates

Our Detergents & Intermediates business is a leading supplier of key raw materials for laundry detergents and cleaning products.

Textile Chemicals

From fiber to finish, Clariant’s chemical technology plays a key role throughout the entire textile supply chain.

Leather Services

We are a leading provider of chemicals, technical services and solutions over the entire value chain of leather production.

additivesour additives create value by improving efficiency, safety, protection, durability and appearance of products such as plastics, coatings and printing inks.

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longer lasting, better lookingClariant is a leading supplier of a wide variety of specialty waxes based on leading technology. Our new Licocene® Performance Polymers are among the leaders in the Polyolefin wax world and offer our clients tailor-made solutions mainly in plastic and hotmelt adhesive applications. Our wide spectrum of Ceridust® offers micronized waxes mainly for use in surface protection in coating and ink applications. Our Licowax® Montan Wax range offers solutions as a processing aid in plastic applications as well as protecting surfaces in polish applications beside many other advantages.

We have a leading technology in non-halogenated flame retardants, which provides more environmentally compatible protection for buildings, electrical and electronical equipment as well as for textiles and materials used in transportation.

Additives in plastics and coatings provide the desired effects and quality to a given product and allow for maximum optimization in manufacturing processes. Stadium seats with our products, for example, have light fastness to keep the color bright, weather fastness to prevent the impact of rain or frost, as well as strength, flexibility and durability. Our polymer additives include antioxidants, processing/light stabilizers and antistatic agents.

Operating in three main areas – waxes, flame retardants and polymer additives – our Additives business serves a broad customer base.

We supply for example plastics and coatings manufacturers serving the construction, electronics and automotive industries with a comprehensive range of products. Decades of experience, with support through our global technical centers, make many of our products the industry standard for technical performance and quality.

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Waxes - plastics, coatings, inks, polish, technical textiles, adhesives, powder metal, road construction

Flame retardants - intumescent coatings, electronics and electrical appliance, automotive and transportation, military

Polymer additives - antioxidants, antistatic agents

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Waxes including Licocene®, Licowax® and Ceridust®

Flame retardants including Exolit®

Polymer additives such as Hostavin®, Hostanox®, Hostastat® and Nylostab®

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Catalysis & energyCatalysis & energy is a highly innovative provider of catalysts for the chemical, fuel, and automotive industries and produces materials for electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

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Our catalysts contribute significantly to value creation in our customers’ operations, ensuring that finite raw materials and energy are used efficiently in the production of industrial chemicals, plastics, and fuels. Our products enable the use of alternative raw materials – such as natural gas, coal and biomass – as chemical and energy feedstocks, and are used to clean emissions from industrial processes and combustion engines to limit the impact on the environment. Our high performance cathode battery material and catalysts for fuel cell applications set the benchmark in their applications and are increasingly important to our society and global markets.

We are committed to R&D and customer service to ensure that our products are well positioned to meet the global challenges of raw material scarcity, energy efficiency and the need for Cleantech solutions.

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, and operating on a worldwide scale, the Business Unit comprises the activities of the two former business units within the catalyst division of Süd-Chemie.

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Chemicals manufacturing - catalysts for production of commodity and speciality chemicals

Petrochemicals and Plastics - production of petrochemical intermediates and polymers

Refinery operations - catalysts to make clean fuels and for hydrogen generation

Environmental, automotive and energy industry - catalysts for off-gas treatment and products for power systems

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ReforMax®, ShiftMax®, METH®, AmoMax® and MegaMax® catalyst series for ammonia, methanol and hydrogen production, as well as catalysts for the production of many other chemical compounds OleMax®, PolyMax® and Actisorb® catalyst series for steam cracker olefin purification STYROMAX® and Houdry CATOFIN® catalyst series for styrene and olefin production PolyMax®, HDMax®, HYSOPAR® and HYDEX® catalyst series for refinery and alternative fuel upgrading ZeoSorb® and ISOXYL® specialty zeolites for hydrocarbon adsorption, separation and aromatics productionMTPROP® and FTMax® catalysts for propylene and diesel production from coal or natural gas C-MAX® catalyst series for polypropylene production EnviCat® catalysts for industrial and mobile off-gas treatments HyProGen® catalysts for the production of hydrogen for fuel cellsLIFE POWER® Lithium Iron Phosphate cathode material for electric vehicles and energy storage systems

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detergents &intermediatesour detergents & intermediates business is a leading supplier of key raw materials for laundry detergents and cleaning products.

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keeping it cleanWe work in close co-operation with the detergent industry, from multinational consumer brands to specialized producers of laundry and cleaning products, to research, develop and supply the solutions they require. Our detergent products can be found in household cleaning agents, stain removers, washing powders and dishwasher products.

We are a major supplier of chemical intermediates, especially for the manufacture of agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. Clariant is a global leader for the production of glyoxal and glyoxylic acid and their derivates, for metallocene and special catalysts, with over 40 years of experience of these complex molecules. These intermediates are used in agrochemical, pharmaceutical industries as well as in the wider chemical industry.

Modern detergent formulations must be individually adjusted for a wide range of requirements, which vary from region to region. These adjustments are needed to enable optimum results in terms of wash performance and cost-efficiency – and lower impact on the environment.

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Household & cleaning - includes cleaning agents, stain removers, laundry detergents, dishwasher detergents, liquid all-purpose cleaners, liquid metal/ceramic cleaners, sanitary cleaners

Agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals & other specialist applications - includes ingredients for fungicides, herbicides, medicines, fragrances, flavors, dyestuffs

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Detergents TAED, SKS®6, Soil Release Polymer and Paraffin Sulphonate

Intermediates Glyoxal, Glyoxylic Acid, Oxalic Acid, Building Blocks

emulsionsFrom paints, adhesives and construction to the textile, leather and paper industries, our emulsions can be found in a wide range of applications.

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application excellenceWith a global network of 14 production sites located exclusively in emerging markets, our Emulsions business is a major supplier of solutions in water-based emulsions/polymer dispersions for paints, coatings, adhesives, construction, and for the textile, leather and paper industries.

Our products improve the properties of decorative interior and exterior paints and varnishes. They are also found in all types of adhesives such as glues used in the wood, paper, textile and leather sectors. We also offer a wide range of emulsions for the refinishing and formulating of construction products.

Being water-based, our products are particularly suitable for the manufacture of products with less impact on the environment, avoiding the use of solvents.

More than 90 years of technical application experience makes us a trusted partner. Through tailored solutions we help customers to enhance their brand, reduce costs, improve efficiency and capture new markets.

Our technical expertise and constant product development in emulsions help our customers to add value to their end-products and improve efficiency. Meanwhile, our knowledge of the sector industry trends helps them to differentiate themselves from competition.

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Paints - decorative interior and exterior, primers, varnishes, anti-corrosion and industrial applications

Construction - concrete applications, roofing, tiling, sealants and primers

Adhesives - wood, paper, lamination, packaging and Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSA)

Textiles, leather and paper - for a wide range of functional effects and coatings

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Mowilith® used in paints, adhesives and construction

Mowilith® for our ready-to-use adhesive lines

Appretan® and Printofix® binder used in textiles

Melio® used in leather

Cartaseal®, Cartacoat® and Cartacol® for paper

Major monomer systems include: Polyvinylacetate (PVA), Vinylacrylate (VAC), Vinyl Ester of Versatic Acid Copolymers and Terpolymers, Acrylates, Styrene-Acrylates

Functional materialsBased on our bentonite products we offer environmentally compatible solutions in order to improve products and processes in various industries including the consumer goods, packaging and foundry industries, as well as water treatment.

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enhancing lifeHeadquartered in Moosburg, Germany, and operating on a worldwide scale, the Business Unit comprises the activities of the former adsorbents division of Süd-Chemie. The Business Unit serves about a dozen markets with main ones including the consumer goods, packaging and foundry industries, as well water treatment. The activities are divided into the three business lines adsorbents, water treatment and performance packaging.

In the adsorbents area, we provide specialty chemicals derived from the natural clay mineral bentonite and based on the synthetic mineral hydrotalcite. Due to their high surface and strong binding properties, these products enhance products and processes in various industries. With our bleaching earths for the purification of vegetable oils, we are the world leader in a worldwide growing market. With our water treatment and water management solutions, we are a niche supplier in attractive markets in both developed and emerging economies. Our performance packaging line provides functional protective packaging solutions for pharmaceuticals and high-grade desiccants for logistics and consumer products.

The Business Unit Functional Materials is a leading provider of specialty products and solutions to enhance products and processes in various industries.

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Consumer industry - various products and applications including bleaching earths for processing and purification of vegetable oils, detergent additives, and animal feed additives

Plastic additives - Hydrotalcites - (eco-friendly lead-free PVC stabilizers and acid scavenger for poly-olefins)

Foundry and construction industry - Bentonite-based additives for stabilizing moulding sands for iron castings and bentonite-based additives for supporting fluids in civil engineering works like special foundations, tunneling, pipe jacking and drilling

Water treatment - products and solutions to process waste water for the oil, beverage and mining industries as well as for communal waste water treatment and drinking water processing

Performance packaging - protective packaging solutions for pharmaceutical and diagnostic products; desiccant systems for protection of high-value goods consumer goods and equipment during global transportation and storage

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• Various bleaching earths and bentonite products

• Hydrotalcite

• Tubes, stoppers, packets dessciant bags, humidity indicator cards etc.

• Water treatment chemicals and equipment

industrial & Consumer specialtiesthe innovative products of our industrial & Consumer specialties business are used in skin and hair care, household goods, to protect seeds or de-ice airplanes.

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added-value solutionsOur Consumer Care business focuses on specialty ingredients for skin and hair care cosmetics and pharmaceutical applications. Our Industrial & Home Care business helps customers gain a competitive advantage with its range of cleaning solutions.

Our Industrial Application business combines technical excellence, application know-how and a strong product portfolio to serve a broad range of industries. In crop protection, we offer high-quality inerts and adjuvants. We are a partner of choice in areas such as industrial lubrication, construction and paints & coatings.

We have a global strength in aviation de-icers, heat transfer fluids, automotive fluids and special solvents.

The business has a strong focus on ecologically sustainable solutions. These range from skin care formulations based on raw materials from renewable resources to aviation de-icing recycling systems.

We combine high quality products with formulation expertise across these diverse fields to deliver solutions with compelling costperformance ratios and environmental benefits to customers.

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Paints, coatings & construction - additives for concrete & mortar, dispersing agents, defoamers, biocides, and emulsifiers for emulsion polymerization

Personal care - ingredients for skin & hair care cosmetics, wet wipes and pharmaceutical applications

Industrial & home care - ingredients for household and industrial cleaning solutions

Industrial lubricants - ingredients for hydraulic, metal working and other performance fluids

Engineering & aviation - including aircraft and runway de-icers, special solvents, and fluids for heat transfer, gas scrubbing and automotive

Crop protection - formulations for fungicides, herbicides and seed treatments

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Aristoflex® Rheology modifiers that simplify the manufacture of attractive Personal Care products

Genamin® Ingredients for hair care formulations for excellent conditioning and brilliant shine

Hostacerin®* Emulsifiers for all skin care formulations

Emulsogen® and Genapol® High-quality emulsifiers for formulations in consumer care and industrial applications

Synergen® Efficient adjuvants for crop protection formulations

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leather servicesWe are a leading provider of chemicals, technical services and solutions over the entire value chain of leather production.

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Complete solutionsWith a worldwide presence, Leather Services has a global reach and is represented in all major tannery locations. We have an international team of dedicated leather specialists. Customized technical solutions are a key feature of Clariant’s Leather Services. In the automotive and shoe sectors, for example, our technical expertise in areas such as performance leathers, combined with our strength in more environmentally friendly solutions, help our customers stay steps ahead of the competition.

The application development of all these chemicals takes place in our modern fully equipped laboratories worldwide. Our high-tech production plants are continuously adapted to the latest findings and developments to remain competitive in the world market.

Sustainability and process efficiency are the success factors in our industry. Therefore we have introduced a large number of innovations in recent years not only to meet new legal requirements for environmental safety which become more and more important, but also to become the industry benchmark for the upcoming years.

Clariant is one of the world’s leading suppliers of leather chemicals for retanning, dyeing and finishing for clients in the leather industry. We focus on best services to fulfil our clients’ needs. Our Leather Services business offers chemical and technical solutions for the complete leather manufacturing process, from beamhouse to finishing, to customers in the shoe, automotive, furniture or garment and fur segments.

We provide high-quality leather processing chemicals and services with less impact on the environment and with a world-class knowledge of leather upgrading and chrome-free tanning solutions. Our technical expertise and colorants help customers to achieve consistently brilliant colors and natural tones, combined with performance every time.

Beamhouse Tanning Re-tanning Dyeing FinishingLeather production chain

Clariant Leather Services supports the entire production chain

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Shoe & accessories - including handbags, belts etc.

Automotive - leather seating and associated uses

Furniture - sofas, chairs and other furnishings

Garments - coats, leatherware, fur

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Granofin® Sustainable tanning solutions

Tergotan® New generation of retan and soft polymers for a supple, natural and relaxed leather

Melioderm® To cover all dyeing needs

Melio® Aquabase Value-adding masking of leather defects

Aqualen® High performance, low VOC, NMP-free topcoats

masterbatcheslocal focus, global standards – our masterbatches business is a global leader in color, additive concentrates and innovative performance solutions for plastics.

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local focus, global standardsThe business operates more than 50 full-service manufacturing facilities in 33 countries with a complete technical service offering for all products and applications. Proximity to customers means we can react quickly to local demand while at the same time we can deliver consistent quality and standards worldwide.

Our customers operate in a broad range of markets including packaging, consumer goods, medical, textile and automotive. Our leading technology enhances plastic everywhere – from medical devices, such as inhalers, to drinks bottles made from recycled materials and innovative car components.

The business is also supported by a dedicated network of ColorWorks™ design centers to help customers increase their speed to market and differentiate brands. These centers provide brand managers, designers and marketing personnel with global color management services and design tools.

With a truly global scope, we can provide major advantages for today’s multinational companies, whose products may be designed in one region, manufactured in another, and marketed around the world.

A worldwide presence and local support make Masterbatches a preferred supplier for thermoplastic processors and brand owners, as well as for fiber manufacturers globally.

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Packaging - includes home & personal care, food & drink and industrial

Consumer goods - includes appliances, electrical, sports, toys and construction

Medical - includes devices and pharmaceutical packaging

Textiles - includes carpets, non-woven, sports apparel

Automotive - includes interior and exterior parts, engine components

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Remafin® Masterbatches, liquids and specialty compounds for olefins

Renol® Masterbatches, liquids and specialty compounds for non-olefins

Cesa® Standard and specialty additive masterbatches

Hydrocerol® Chemical foaming agents

Mevopur® Dedicated masterbatches and compounds for the medical and pharmaceutical sector

Enigma® Special effects

Omnicolor®Multipurpose masterbatches

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oil & mining servicessolving local challenges with global capabilities and a deep reservoir of resources.

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speed with experienceClariant Oil Services’ industry-leading experts develop and apply custom chemical technologies and services designed to deliver the highest value throughout the oil and gas life cycle. From well services to deepwater and onshore production optimization to pipeline, we deliver innovation and value while maintaining the highest standards for heath, safety and the environment.

Clariant Refinery Services provides fuel additives tailored to meet our customer’s unique and growing demands using in-house manufacturing, application and performance testing and on-site technical support capabilities. Globally renowned for middle distillates and fuel oils specialty additives, we also provide a full range of chemical solutions for biodiesel, refinery process, terminal and water treatment challenges.

Clariant Mining Solutions offers chemical solutions for a range of challenges across the mining value chain, maximizes the efficiency of mineral processing, improves the reliability of blasting and controls dust at the mine site. We also ensure the quality of fertilizers in all application media. Likewise, our industry-leading collectors and frothers are custom-formulated, ensuring product specification is achieved at the maximum possible recovery.

In today’s oil and mining industries, providing the right chemicals is simply not enough. Customers demand the best chemical technologies available, as well as services that are second-to-none. Likewise, local infrastructure and manufacturing with global support is now a requirement of service companies in order to deliver enhanced value through improved supply chain, cost reduction and the ability to custom design both operational and technological solutions.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Oil and Mining Services manages a growing network of service and research centers within all major oil, refinery and mining markets. Supported by our parent company, we have access to a deep reservoir of global resources on a scale unsurpassed in these industries.

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Production chemicals and services - well services additives, production optimization technologies and services, pipeline chemicals and services and water management solutions

Refinery additives - fuel additives, process chemicals and terminal treatment additives

Mining chemicals and solutions - mineral processing, flotation,dust control, explosive emulsifiers and fertilizer additives

paper specialtiesour products improve the optical and functional properties of all kinds of paper and board via tailored solutions.

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Creating value in a world of paperOur innovative technologies deliver leading edge, environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions for the papermakers around the world.

Our key markets are printing & writing copy papers, coated paper and board, recycled papers, newsprint, packaging and specialized applications.

Clariant aims to provide first class knowledge and expertise in the management of whiteness, coloration, special coatings and strength for all kinds of paper, offering the most cost effective product choices and solutions to its customers.

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WhitenessOptical brightening agents, shading dyes and pigments, quenching agents

ColorationAnionic and cationic dyes, basic dyes, sulphur dyes, pigment preparations, security effects

surface & CoatingCrosslinkers for size-press and coating, fluorochemicals & barrier additives, rheology modifiers

process ChemicalsDye fixatives, deposit control strength agents, retention control, defoamers

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Printing & writing - photocopying paper, writing paper, magazines, newsprint

Tissue & toweling - toilet paper, nappies, napkins, tissues, hand towels

Packaging & board - cardboard, cartons, food packaging

Specialties/non-wovens - including medical masks and gowns, air filters

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Cartasol® M Best performance dyes for packaging

Flexonyl® Pigment preparations especially designed for paper applications

Leucophor® Optical brightening agents for innovative whiteness solutions

Cartaspers® PSM Keeping paper machines cleaner, faster, for longer

Cartabond® Crosslinkers for improved offset printing and converting

Cartafix® A broad range of dye fixation solutions

pigmentsBased on extensive experience and expertise in color, our pigments business helps to color the world.

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Coloring the worldDecades of experience and know-how means our products have a reputation for technical performance and quality, an offer which is supported through global technical service centers.

For paints and other coatings, our broad range of colorants includes pigments, pigment preparations, dyes and the innovative easily dispersible pigments.

For the plastics sector, our pigments, pigment preparations and dyes display excellent properties such as high fastness, color stability and non-warping. We offer a wide range of colorants designed to meet international safety regulations for use, for example, in toys or food packaging.

We also provide colorants for the full range of printing technology – from newsprint, magazines, food packaging and security printing to inkjet, other non-impact printing systems and electronic display technologies.

In a wide range of applications from printing to automotive paints, and from plastics to household detergents, Clariant brings significant experience in helping customers get the best from color.

Our Pigments business is a leading global provider of organic pigments, pigment preparations and specialty dyes used in coatings, printing, plastics, consumer products and other special applications. Our broad portfolio includes high-performance pigments and dyes to meet the exacting demands for automotive, industrial and architectural coatings, for the plastics industry, for special applications as well as colorants used in traditional printing, ink jet and laser printers.

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Printing - traditional & non-impact printing and electronic displays

Plastics and special applications - all plastic applicators including films, fibers and special applications, including detergent coloration, cosmetics and aluminum finishing

Coatings - automotive, industrial, decorative and architectural paints and coatings

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Pigments Hostaperm®, Novoperm®, Hansa®, PV Fast®, Graphtol®

Pigment preparations Colanyl®, Hostatint®, Hostajet®, Permajet®, Hostaprint®, Hostasin®

Dyes Duasyn®, Savinyl®

Other products Easily dispersible pigments from the Hostaperm® and Novoperm® ranges

textile ChemicalsFrom fiber to finish, Clariant’s chemical technology plays a key role throughout the entire textile supply chain.

textile Chemicals

SpinningWeaving/knitting

Fibermaking Pre- treatment Finishing

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Textilevalue chain

Clariant Textile Chemicals supports the entire value chain

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We provide special chemicals for pre-treatment, dyeing, printing and finishing of textiles; optical brighteners and chemicals for functional treatment of technical textiles; and dyes such as dispersion, reactive, acid and sulfur dyes. Our process chemicals improve carding, spinning, weaving and printing. And, our dyes and functional chemicals deliver color and special effects such as moisture management, easy to iron and UV protection.

Our color trends analysis and color matching technology help our customers to get products to market quicker. Meanwhile, our innovative technology and services, including nanotech effects, environmentally friendly solutions, and concepts such as Advanced Denim, ensure they stay one step ahead of their competition.

Our broad product offering, combined with outstanding chemical expertise and global reach, makes Clariant a leading supplier to brands and mills worldwide.

Using Clariant chemical solutions, our customers can meet the constantly changing specifications in the global textiles supply chain. Our customer segments include apparel & fashion, automotive/home textile, technical textile and painting & construction.

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Apparel - includes clothing of all types and fashions

Home textiles - such as towels, drapes, linens and furniture fabrics

Technical textiles - for applications including medical, construction, sports, and industrial

Carpet - includes indoor and outdoor floor coverings

Mobiltech - stands for fabrics in hard-wearing transport applications - planes, buses and trains

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Advanced Denim The innovative and sustainable solution for the denim market

Drimaren® Reactive Dyes for Cellulosic colorationns

Foron® Disperse dyes for highest wash and lightfastness requirements

NanoSphere®1 and coldblack®2 Innovative Finishes for Functional Effects

Nuva® N The next generation of soil & stain release

Nylosan® Acid Dyes for Polyamide Coloration

1 NanoSphere® is a registered trademark of Schoeller Technologies AG, Switzerland (patent protected technology).

2 coldblack® is a registered trademark of Schoeller Technologies AG, Switzerland (patent pending).

PublisherClariant International Ltd, Muttenz

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