CLARIANT
Strengthening presence in Asia / New regional HQ in Singapore / Surfactant plant commissioned in China
Swiss specialty chemicals manufacturer Clariant (Muttenz; www.clariant.com) has strengthened its presence in Asia by opening a new regional headquarters in Singapore and inaugurating a new 50,000 t/y ethoxylation plant and application laboratory in Guangdong / China.
At its new Singapore HQ, Clariant will for the first time share the offices with Süd-Chemie (Munich / Germany; www.sued-chemie.com), which it acquired earlier this year – see Plasteurope.com of 28.04.2011. The new offices will allow the Swiss group to better serve its customers in South East Asia and Asia Pacific, who today account for 22% of group sales.
Clariant says its new 80,000 m2 Dayabay facility in Guangdong is the largest plant operated by its Industrial and Consumer Specialties business unit in Asia Pacific. In 2010, the Swiss group invested more than CHF 200m (EUR 164m) in China.
At its new Singapore HQ, Clariant will for the first time share the offices with Süd-Chemie (Munich / Germany; www.sued-chemie.com), which it acquired earlier this year – see Plasteurope.com of 28.04.2011. The new offices will allow the Swiss group to better serve its customers in South East Asia and Asia Pacific, who today account for 22% of group sales.
Clariant says its new 80,000 m2 Dayabay facility in Guangdong is the largest plant operated by its Industrial and Consumer Specialties business unit in Asia Pacific. In 2010, the Swiss group invested more than CHF 200m (EUR 164m) in China.
03.11.2011 Plasteurope.com [220745-0]
Published on 03.11.2011
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