CLARIANT
High-performance pigments based on bio-succinic acid / Feedstock from Myriant
In what it claims to be a world’s first, Swiss speciality chemicals producer Clariant (Muttenz; www.clariant.com) has said it is now using renewable raw materials to produce Quinacridone pigments at its facility in Frankfurt / Germany. The materials are based on bio-succinic acid supplied by Myriant Technologies (Boston, Massachusetts / USA; www.myriant.com), which operates a 13,600 t/y plant in the US (see Plasteurope.com of 27.06.2013).
Clariant said the decision to manufacture high-performance pigments from renewable resources was in line with its global sustainability efforts, with Marco Cenisio, head of the group’s Pigments business unit, saying, “Optimising our own pigment production processes to incorporate renewable raw materials is part of our strategy to help address global challenges and megatrends.”
The Swiss group’s Quinacridone pigments are used across a wide range of applications, including in the automotive, architectural and plastics industries.
Clariant said the decision to manufacture high-performance pigments from renewable resources was in line with its global sustainability efforts, with Marco Cenisio, head of the group’s Pigments business unit, saying, “Optimising our own pigment production processes to incorporate renewable raw materials is part of our strategy to help address global challenges and megatrends.”
The Swiss group’s Quinacridone pigments are used across a wide range of applications, including in the automotive, architectural and plastics industries.
09.04.2014 Plasteurope.com [227997-0]
Published on 09.04.2014