Switzerland-based Clariant, a global leader in specialty chemicals, will reinfoce its commitment to the plastics sector under a new motto — Power Your Performance — at K 2010 in Düsseldorf this October. Three fundamental issues will be addressed, namely safety, efficiency and ecology.
Safety
Clariant applies high safety standards to its products and processes and therefore is ideally positioned and equipped to help its customers navigate plastics and chemical regulations and practices. This makes Clariant the partner of choice for manufacturers of sensitive applications such as medical devices, food packaging and toys. At K 2010, Clariant will unveil its new medical and pharmaceutical masterbatches and compounds brand. The brand reflects its active commitment to helping medical customers minimise the risks and costs of non-compliance in a product’s development and lifecycle. Clariant is pioneering the global implementation by masterbatch and compound suppliers of the quality management standard for the medical industry, namely ISO 13485. The company is currently working towards full ISO 13485:2003 accreditation for its three manufacturing plants specialised to medical masterbatches and compounds. Located in the United States, Europe and Asia, they offer full manufacturing-line segregation to reduce risk of cross contamination between products. Consistency and reliability of formulations and procedures is assured through alignment with the globally harmonised management system.
Ecology
Clariant’s new masterbatches for compostable bioplastic products and packaging will make their debut at K 2010. New RENOL-compostable and CESA-compostable masterbatches incorporate conventional (non-natural) additives that make them more economical and more process- and light-stable than so-called “natural” products. This results in a broader choice of colours and additive functionality for biopolymer applications requiring compliance with European and US standards governing compostability and ecotoxicity.
Efficiency
In today’s environment of rapid economic changes and increasing global competition, Clariant’s processes and material solutions play a significant role in helping customers to reduce their development time, and improve their output potential and cost efficiency. Clariant restructured its business at the start of 2010 to reduce complexity within the organisation and improve its speed of responsiveness. As a result, ten separate business units focus on meeting the specific needs of customers and the market within their particular segment.
Comment
According to Steve Duckworth, head of global marketing for consumer goods and medical at Clariant Masterbatches: “Clariant’s extensive experience, strong capabilities and vast portfolio of innovations provide the support our customers need to boost their competitiveness. We are looking forward to demonstrating to K 2010 visitors how our focus on the key safety, efficiency and ecology-related considerations affecting the industry can really add power to their performance, be it on the product or operation side of their business.” Clariant’s booth will be in hall 8A, stand J11.
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