• New additives, pigments and masterbatches support China's growth
• Compliance with regulations and policy orientation
• Implement investment, shorten delivery time, and provide customized solutions to meet market challenges
Shanghai, April 23, 2018 – Clariant, the world’s leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals, today highlighted its investment in plastics innovation and stated that it will develop with related industries in China to help develop solutions such as electric vehicles. Safer, more sustainable products.
Sustainable Solutions to Support China's Electric Vehicle Trends
The government predicts that the new car market in China will increase by 25% to 35 million vehicles between 2016 and 2025. New energy vehicles will account for 20% of the increase, and will reach 700 units by 2025.
Clariant Halogen-Free Flame Retardant Exolit® OP 1400 provides high thermal stability and excellent flame retardancy for polyamide parts of electric vehicles and their charging devices. Its safety performance complies with UL 94 V0 flame retardant rating and can reach a minimum of 0.4 Millimeters, mold reduction and precipitation can be reduced during the molding of complex parts. Licocare® RBW is a series of high performance lubricants and dispersants based on renewable raw materials, providing better mold flexibility for automotive plastic parts. And fluency. These series of additive solutions are awarded the Clariant EcoTain® label for their sustainable performance above market standards, and are considered as first-class solutions.
For engineering plastics and high-temperature resins, Clariant's Renol® family of masterbatches and modified plastics is easy to process while meeting the thermal and light stability and flame retardancy requirements while maintaining the processing of SMT connectors, etc. The necessary fluidity of the components. More importantly, the Renol® series is available in small batches and can be ordered on-demand by customers, helping to reduce their carbon emissions. Hydrocerol® foaming agents help improve material properties. , It can also reduce the weight of interior components such as dashboards by up to 20%, thereby reducing vehicle exhaust emissions and reducing carbon footprint.
Respecting intelligence and sustainability is the must for the development of Clariant China
Clariant's coloring solutions include PV Fast® Yellow H9G, the latest Clariant pigment approved by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) that meets the national food safety standard GB9685. For the construction market, Clariant offers a brand new Telasperse TM PVC flooring products. For manufacturers, this series of products is simple, safe, cost-effective, and helps to produce more attractive and easy maintenance floor coverings.
Christian Kohlpaintner, a member of the Executive Committee of Clariant who is based in China, said: 'China is moving towards a more sustainable and new regulatory framework. The demand of Chinese domestic manufacturers and domestic multinational companies has changed rapidly. At this China International Rubber & Plastics Co., Ltd. Clariant highlighted the commitment to sustainability and compliance. Clariant will continue to expand its local manufacturing footprint while enhancing its technical and service capabilities. We also continue to use our product portfolio to meet specific market challenges. And maintain sustainability throughout the value chain. '
Local support features focused on sustainability
In order to shorten the delivery time of high-performance additives, Clariant Additives has established two wholly-owned production facilities in Zhenjiang based on the long-term existing regional network and business and technical support. These two production facilities will be put into production in 2018. A joint venture company established with Beijing Tianqi Auxiliary Co., Ltd. will build a world-class light stabilizer and processing stabilizer production facility in Hebei in 2019.
Clariant is the leader in the masterbatches business in China's various markets. In order to meet the specific needs of masterbatches customers, Clariant is investing heavily to continuously strengthen the concept of customer-centric service support. Related measures include adding 8 local production lines. (2016-2018) Open a new factory in China and implement the 'Tomorrow Delivery' plan to improve the service level. The goal is to deliver the product within 24 hours after the customer requests it.
Clariant is improving the sustainability of its Chinese production plants, surpassing new government-set targets in terms of emissions, energy consumption, and water consumption. For example, its pigment production plant achieved a target of one-third reduction in overall wastewater discharge.
Clariant will participate in the 2018 International Plastics and Rubber Exhibition from April 24 to April 27, 2018 at the Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center. Please visit the booth No. 632 in Hall 8.2 to learn more about Clariant's commitment to an intelligent and sustainable future. Details.