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Clariant shows green & sustainable solutions at Chinaplas

21 May '15

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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is presenting its special sustainability-driven products and solutions dedicated to growing needs in the plastic industry at the ongoing expo, Chinaplas 2015, the largest plastics and rubber trade fair in Asia.

The company is showing HiFormer Liquid Masterbatches System that is designed to enhance product properties and process parameters for Clariant’s customers and fulfil their international service needs.

Clariant is also showing the new-generation Hydrocerol chemical foaming that creates a finer, more durable foam-cell structure that allows manufacturers to achieve surface quality and mass reduction of between 5 per cent and 20 per cent. With Hydrocerol chemical foaming and nucleating agents, customers get the benefits of weight reduction and raw material savings, Clariant said in a statement.

AddWorks polymer additives solutions designed to address application-specific and broader cross-segment needs of the plastics industry, are also a part of the expo. By offering high performance solutions that can reduce energy consumption during plastics manufacturing, or that show low VOC profile, AddWorks Polymer Additives solutions succeed in combining performance with sustainability.

Clariant’s Licocene, a polyolefin-based wax recognized for advancing sustainability in textiles, plastics and coatings manufacturing, is also displayed. They allow for the use of fewer ingredients, manufacturing steps, and are therefore, are able to support more sustainable processing in energy-intensive sectors, such as manufacture of masterbatches and engineering plastics.

Another focus of Clariant’s sustainability commitment at Chinaplas is the introduction of the company's own EcoTain label, which is now being rolled out company-wide across all business units. The sustainability excellence label readily differentiates Clariant products through a well-defined screening using 36 sustainability criteria, taking into account social, performance and environmental factors.

One of the EcoTain-labeled products featured at Chinaplas is PV Fast Pink E, which is a bluish red pigment based on bio-succinic acid, with excellent fastness properties and outstanding dispersibility suitable for high-end applications and for most plastics. Exolit OP 1230, another EcoTain-labeled product, is the first non-halogenated flame retardant which can withstand the demanding requirements of the high end segment of engineering plastics. Ceridust 8330 & 8090, especially designed for printing inks and wood coatings respectively, are bio-based additives with outstanding eco-performance by lowering required dosage and based on 100 per cent renewable raw material. (GK)

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