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Clariant promotes its high tech solutions at PlastIndia

Masterbatches, pigments and additives enhancing safety, sustainability and performance in plastics

lariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, performance pigments and pigment dispersions. Growing
Cshowcased its extensive portfolio of products and awareness among consumers about safe and compliant
services for the plastics industry under the theme – products is a welcoming trend. We aim to filter the
‘Expand your Horizon, Boost your Performance’ at attributes of sustainability and global compliance through
PLASTINDIA 2018 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from February the entire value chain.”
07-12, 2018. At PlastIndia 2018, Clariant highlighted Prashant Kulkarni, Head – Additives, Clariant in India
how its specialty chemical products and solutions provide said, “At Clariant, innovation means offering tailor-made
appealing functionality, in addition to sustaining product solutions that are shaped by the needs of our customers.
safety and environmental compatibility for customers in With the changing needs of urbanization, mobility and the
the global megatrends in lifestyle, health & nutrition, awareness to have an eco-friendly and safer lifestyle for
urbanization and mobility industries in India.
the Indian consumers, Clariant’s BU Additives foresees a
Clariant continuously invests in new technological lot of growth opportunities in India in the near future.”
platforms, offering the plastics industry innovations Clariants products showcased at PlastIndia:
that address current market trends, particularly for high
performance products that are aligned with sustainability Color Masterbatches Range – REMAFIN®: Remafin
concepts. masterbatches for polyolefin polymers, RENOL®:Renol
masterbatches for high-performance engineering
thermoplastics, OMNICOLOR®:Omnicolor multipurpose
color concentrates, MEVOPUR®:Mevopur medical-grade
masterbatches for the medical industry, delivering
hundreds of standard colors as well as custom formulations
and color/additive combibatches.

Additive Masterbatches – CESA® additive masterbatches
from Clariant offer remarkable opportunities to improve
the performance of plastic products.
Safer coloration of plastics – Clariant will feature major
advances in pigments and dyes promoting greater safety
in the production process and for end-product users.

Sandeep Puri, Head – Masterbatches, Clariant in India, PV Fast® Pigments Range: High performance organic
says “Clariant brings performance along with coloration pigments with excellent heat resistance, high light
to plastics and its applications. The color range offered fastness and very good bleeding fastness properties.
by Clariant meets the necessary compliance requirements These pigments are designed for their ease of dispersion
of different industry segments. The wide range of in thermoplastic materials and are specifically suitable
engineering resins and high-temperature materials in for fiber, thin wall and difficult technical applications. PV
small-lot compounds, together with our locally-produced Fast Pink E, PV Fast Red E5B, and PV Fast Orange H2GL
masterbatches in India, will save a considerable amount were in focus.
of time for our customers in their production pipeline, PolyBond Range: The PolyBond pigment preparations
while reducing significantly costs involved in logistics and for the coloration of EVA footwear and EVA molded
having enhanced formulation expertise.” articles. These dust free pigment preparation offer added

According Sambit Roy, Head – Pigments, Clariant in advantage of high quantity for molding machines.
India, “Clariant in India is fully geared up to address AddWorks® PKG: Clariant’s solutions for flexible
new challenges, by way of local availability of high packaging film helps polyolefin film manufacturers in their

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