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In this article, the author focuses on strategic sales and divestments by several U.S. chemical firms as of November 2013. He informs that Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to sell polypropylene catalysts business to the chemical firm W.R. Grace & Co. and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. has decided to spin off its chemicals business to shareholders. He mentions that Clariant International Ltd. has sold its textile chemicals and emulsion units to the investment firm SK Capital Partners LLC.

The article informs that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is demanding nonfluorinated water repellent treatments from the textile industry. It mentions that the companies are working to develop a shorter chain of perfluorocarbons (PFCs) to repel oil and water in an environment friendly manner. It further informs that the Swiss company Clariant which manufactures long-chain PFCs is set to switch by EPA's 2015 deadline.

The article reports that activist investor White Tale Holdings is making pressure on Clariant and Huntsman Corp. regarding their merger which was announced in May 2017. Topics discussed include merger was intended to create a larger firm better positioned to compete in specialty chemicals, expand profits, and reduce costs, Huntsman had recently spun off its titanium dioxide pigments business and Clariant must hire an independent financial advisor to assess its options.

The article reports on chemicals company Clariant partnering with hydrogen storage firm Hydrogenious Technologies to use its EleMax H catalyst to improve a hydrogen storage technology developed by Hydrogenious Technologies, to bind the element to liquid dibenzyltoluene for easy transportation.

The article reports that chemical firm Clariant and industrial biotech company Global Bioenergies have developed a biobased polymer used to modify rheology in cosmetic creams and mentions that polymer was made from isobutene.

The article focuses on a press conference conducted by Clariant, specialty chemicals leading company around the world, with a theme "Clariant & Made in China 2025" on June 11, 2015 in Beijing, China. New strategies and goals of the company for the Chinese market has been shared by Jan Kreibaum, regional president of Clariant Greater China/South Korea. The company's plans include reduction of energy consumption by 30%, cut down direct carbon emissions by 30%, and reduce water usage by 35%.

The article reports on the plans of Clariant to build a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in southwestern Romania and the factory will facility will use agricultural residues to make biofuel and company signed a license agreement to allow Enviral to produce cellulosic ethanol .

The article offers information on the SCAVINATOR scavenger from Clariant.

El artículo ofrece información sobre la Feria K de Plásticos, la cual tuvo lugar en Dusseldorf, Alemania, del 16 al 23 de octubre de 2013. Los temas tratados incluyen la aplicación del plástico en la industria textil, aspectos ambientales del plástico y empresas expositoras de productos a base de plásticos para la industria textil, entre éstas Brilen, Clariant y Sunwell Global.

The article focuses on business expansion of chemical firm Clariant International Ltd. with the opening of its applied research center for the mining industry in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in Brazil.

El artículo discute la firma global de químicos de color y especiales Archroma, con sede en Reinach, Suiza, tras la compra de las unidades de textiles, papel y emulsiones de la empresa de productos químicos Clariant International por la inversionista estadounidense SK Capital Partners. Los temas incluyen el nombramiento de Alexander Wessels como director ejecutivo de Archroma, estructura de la empresa y el producto Quiospheres® para la firma cosmética Lipotec SA.

El artículo describe el proceso de teñido Advanced Denim (Denim Avanzado), de la compañía Clariant.

The article reports on the participation of specialist chemical company Clariant in the Carbon2Chem project which aims for the mitigation of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the steel industry.

The article reports that chemical company Clariant has acquired a percentage of stake in cosmetic ingredients firm BioSpectrum and presents the views of Deok-Hoon Park, chief executive officer of BioSpectrum, on the partnership.

The article reports on the acquisition of a privately owned deicing specialist Aerochem Inc. by the chemical company Clariant in Stockholm, Sweden.

The article offers information on the acquisition of health and personal care division of Beraca by Swiss specialty chemical maker Clariant to enhance its natural ingredients portfolio.

The article presents the views of Swiss speciality chemicals company Clariant's chief executive officer Hariolf Kottmann expressed at a new innovation center in Frankfurt, Germany. Topics discussed include the restructuring of the company's business portfolio from commodity to specialty chemicals, the role of the research and development (R&D) sector of the Company in framing its profitability and Clariant's Synergen OS additive, a blend of methylated seed oil and a polymeric surfactant.

The article reports that the chemical company Clariant emphasized its commitment to support the changing needs and future growth of China's plastics industry at its Chinaplas 2014 press conference in Shanghai on April 22, 2014. Clariant's Business Unit Masterbatches is in the process of doubling the production capacity to serve local market demand.

The article reports on the expansion of the ethoxylation plant of Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company Clariant in Daya Bay, Huizhou, China.

The article evaluates several coatings, engineered materials, and lubricants including Excelite liquid-foaming agents from Colormatrix, MB600S coating from Master Bond Inc., and Ecotain lubricant from Clariant International Ltd.

The article offers global chemical industrial news briefs as of December 9, 2013 including expansion of ethoxylation facility in Pasadena, Texas by Clariant International Ltd., selling of aluminum and iron coagulant business by Kemira Oyj, and grant of 8.1 million U.S dollars to Visterra Inc.

The article reports that pigment manufacturer Clariant has acquired pigment supplier Jiangsu Multicolor Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.'s (JMC's) Organic Pigment business in Jiangsu Province, China

The article reports that Clariant has acquired the organic pigments business of China-based Jiangsu Multicolor Fine Chemical in line with its business strategy.

The article focuses on Hariolf Kottmann, Chief executive officer of Clariant. Information on the role of discipline in the business of chemistry and research work at Clariant is also offered. According to Kottmann, the firm spended around 187 million dollars on research and development in 2012. It further talks about its negative points and amentions that the company should fight for its existence to prevents its closing in Europe.

The article discusses the business strategies of the chemical company Clariant as of July 2013, focusing on natural gas resource development and a research and development center in Brazil.

El artículo ofrece información sobre productos químicos ecológicos para la industria de textiles técnicos y no tejidos fabricados por la firma Clariant, incluyendo productos para el control de manchas, retardantes de llama y reforzadores.

The article offers information on of the chemical producing company Clariant regarding its business plans involving an investment of eight million U.S. dollars for the expansion of it's pigment facilities and improve technical support in Asia.

The article discusses the business plans of the chemical company Clariant International Ltd., focusing on Clariant's attempt to improve the profitability of its masterbatches business through a restructuring, innovation management, and industrial capacity expansion initiative as of March 2013. Topics include investment in mature and developing economies and production optimization through cost cutting.

The article discusses the sale of the paper specialties, emulsions, and textile chemical businesses of the chemical company Clariant International Ltd. to the private investment firm SK Capital Partners LLC, focusing on SK Capital's acquisition strategy. A restructuring initiative at Clariant that involves the divestment of some businesses is mentioned.

The article informs that Swiss-based Clariant will sell their three businesses to SK Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm in the U.S.

The article presents information on the expansion of the capacity for the Houdry dehydrogenation catalysts plant of the company Clariant in Louisville, Kentucky.

The article reports that the company Clariant has increased the capacity for its product Exolit OP, a diethyl phosphinic acid aluminum salt-based flame retardant, at its plant in Germany.

The article presents renewable chemical industry news briefs for August, 2012. The chemical manufacturer Showa Denko has started producing the biodegradable polyester resin Bionolle at a plant in Tatsuno, Japan. The specialty chemicals companies W. R. Grace and Braskem have agreed to develop green chemical process technologies. The specialty chemicals company Clariant has inaugurated a cellulosic ethanol pilot plant in Straubing, Germany.

The article offers information that Clariant International Ltd. has started up a demonstration plant in Straubing, Germany for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural waste.

The article presents information that the Swiss chemical company Clariant has decided to sell its three businesses related to emulsions, detergents and its intermediate business.

El artículo se enfoca en el desarrollo y la colaboración de la tecnología para las prendas de tejido de algodón anti-arrugas entre las empresas Clariant de Suiza y Cotton Incorporated de los EE.UU. Según el autor, las dos empresas se han cooperado en la investigación y el desarrollo de un agente de acabado para los textiles que se llama Foam Eco Care, un producto que se desarrolló bajo de las condiciones de laboratorio.

The article discusses the slow down of business mergers in the global chemical industry in 2011. Several high profile mergers are cited, including the acquisition of Danish food ingredient manufacturer Danisco by U.S. chemical company DuPont, the purchase of German adsorbants and catalyst manufacturer Süd-Chemie by Swiss specialty chemical company Clariant, and the purchase of U.S. lubricant additives company Lubrizol by international holding company Berkshire Hathaway.

The article reports that Clariant is building an ethoxylation plant in Dayabay, China which will open by early 2011. The project is part of the company's 100 million dollar investment program in China launched 18 months ago. The plant will make surfactants used in crop protection, construction, and metalworking. The company has also invested in a quinacridone pigment plant and a phosphorus pentoxide unit. Meanwhile, plant has started in Zhenjiand, China.