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India & Indonesia: Clariant – pigments & pigment preparations Clariant’s new pigment preparations unit at Tangerang (30 km west of Jakarta, Indonesia) is expected to come on-stream in September 2013, doubling capacity at this site. Clariant is also finalising the feasibility study for expanding by 50% its azo pigments and pigment preparations plants at Roha (120 km south of Mumbai and 120 km west of Pune, India) Clariant’s marketing and sales organisation in China, India and Indonesia will be doubled during 2013, with the company planning to invest SFR 8 M to enhance its position in these three countries. The addition of Regional Product Managers for both azo pigments and pigment preparations will strengthen this support. Mr Marco Cenisio (Senior Vice President & General Manager Business Unit Pigments) commented: “These initial steps are the first in a broader strategy to invest and develop our capabilities in China, India and Indonesia in order to better serve our customers and to provide them with the high quality products and superior technical support they need to be successful in growing their businesses. We expect to make further announcements regarding our additional plans for the region soon.” Original Source: Clariant International Ltd, Rothaustrasse 61, 4132 Muttenz 1, Switzerland, website: http://www.clariant.com (23 Apr 2013) © Clariant 2013 India: Heubach & Toyo Ink – azo pigments Heubach Colour Pvt Ltd, the wholly- owned Indian subsidiary within the Heubach group (headquartered at Langelsheim, Germany), has signed an agreement with Toyo Ink (of Japan) to establish a joint venture, which will build a 2000 tonnes/y azo pigments plant at Heubach’s Ankleshwar complex (90 km south of Vadodara/ Baroda, Gujarat). The plant is scheduled to come on-stream in May 2014. Heubach opened its Ankleshwar complex in 1995 and it now produces a wide variety of pigments here, including classic red, blue, yellow and green pigments, as well as diketo- pyrrolo-pyrrole (DPP) and quinacridone. The alliance with Heubach should strengthen Toyo Ink’s sales of pigments in India and in other Asian markets. Original Source: Chemical Weekly, 5 Mar 2013, 150 (Website: http://www.chemicalweekly.com/) © Sevak Publications & Chemical Weekly Database P Ltd 2013 Thailand: Huntsman – reactive dyes The Textile Effects division of Huntsman Corp held a ceremony on 30 January to officially inaugurate the company’s new speciality synthesis unit at its Mahachai complex, near Samut Sakhon (35 km southwest of Bangkok). The new unit is designed to manufacture reactive dyes, notably products based on Huntsman’s proprietary fluorotriazine (CF-3) chemistry. Mr Paul Hulme (President, Textile Effects) said: “This synthesis unit is the only one in its class in terms of scale and quality of output, which underpins our drive to be a leader in technological innovation in our industry.” The new unit, plus upgrades of other facilities, absorbed $12.5 M worth of capital investment. Five years ago, Huntsman spent $5 M on the Mahachai complex, in order to make it a global centre for the manufacture of wool dyes. Original Source: Chemical Business (India), Feb 2013, 27 (2), 71 (Website: http://www.printsjournals.com/) © Prints India 2013 United Arab Emirates: Takreer – carbon black Kilburn Engineering (of Thane, India) has been awarded a $7.1 M contract by Samsung Engineering for the supply of pelletising and drying units for the two-line carbon black plant under construction at Ruwais (230 km west along the coast from Abu Dhabi city-centre). The plant is one of several new plants being built at the Ruwais refinery and petrochemicals complex of Takreer (aka Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co). According to Samsung, the carbon black plant will have a capacity of 30,000 tonnes/y and it should be operational by the end of 2015. (See also ‘Focus on Pigments’, Sep 2012, 4). Original Source: Chemical Weekly, 16 Apr 2013, 144 (Website: http://www.chemicalweekly.com/) © Sevak Publications & Chemical Weekly Database P Ltd 2013 COMPANIES Albis buys Addmaster’s Biomaster technology for antimicrobial masterbatches Albis Plastic GmbH (of Hamburg) has signed a technical cooperation agreement with Addmaster (of Stafford, UK), whereby Albis will manufacture and market additive masterbatches and plastic compounds, employing Addmaster’s silver-based Biomaster technology for minimising the growth and spread of micro-organisms. The goal of the application is to equip plastics, without having to coat them, for hygiene- critical areas. Albis is one of the top ten masterbatch suppliers in Europe, with plants at Hamburg, Zülpich (50 km southwest of Cologne) and Knutsford (30 km southwest of Manchester). Original Source: European Plastics News, 22 Mar 2013, (Website: http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/) © Crain Communications Inc 2013 BASF to shed 500 jobs in its Performance Products segment BASF has announced a programme for restructuring its Performance Products segment between now and 2015, which will entail the loss of 350 jobs in the Basel region of Switzerland and the loss of a further 150 jobs at other sites around the world. The company stated: “In some market segments, increasing standardisation and the entry of new competitors have changed the business environment significantly. This especially applies to the markets for plastic additives and pigments as well as for water, leather and textile chemicals.” In the Pigments & Resins business unit, European product and quality management and product safety will be pooled in Ludwigshafen. Global product management will in future be led from Hong Kong. In the Plastic Additives business, a more market- oriented approach will be introduced. Supporting functions, such as technology and strategy management will be consolidated in Ludwigshafen. This means that research activities in Basel will be scaled back and there will be less need for administrative services currently provided by the 6 JUNE 2013 FOCUS ON PIGMENTS

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India & Indonesia: Clariant – pigments& pigment preparations

Clariant’s new pigment preparationsunit at Tangerang (30 km west ofJakarta, Indonesia) is expected tocome on-stream in September 2013,doubling capacity at this site.

Clariant is also finalising thefeasibility study for expanding by 50%its azo pigments and pigmentpreparations plants at Roha (120 kmsouth of Mumbai and 120 km west ofPune, India)

Clariant’s marketing and salesorganisation in China, India andIndonesia will be doubled during2013, with the company planning toinvest SFR 8 M to enhance itsposition in these three countries.The addition of Regional ProductManagers for both azo pigments andpigment preparations will strengthenthis support. Mr Marco Cenisio(Senior Vice President & GeneralManager Business Unit Pigments)commented: “These initial steps arethe first in a broader strategy toinvest and develop our capabilities inChina, India and Indonesia in orderto better serve our customers and toprovide them with the high qualityproducts and superior technicalsupport they need to be successfulin growing their businesses. Weexpect to make furtherannouncements regarding ouradditional plans for the region soon.”

Original Source: Clariant International Ltd,Rothaustrasse 61, 4132 Muttenz 1, Switzerland,website: http://www.clariant.com (23 Apr 2013) © Clariant 2013

India: Heubach & Toyo Ink – azopigments

Heubach Colour Pvt Ltd, the wholly-owned Indian subsidiary within theHeubach group (headquartered atLangelsheim, Germany), has signedan agreement with Toyo Ink (of Japan)to establish a joint venture, which willbuild a 2000 tonnes/y azo pigmentsplant at Heubach’s Ankleshwarcomplex (90 km south of Vadodara/Baroda, Gujarat). The plant isscheduled to come on-stream in May2014.

Heubach opened its Ankleshwarcomplex in 1995 and it now producesa wide variety of pigments here,including classic red, blue, yellow andgreen pigments, as well as diketo-

pyrrolo-pyrrole (DPP) andquinacridone. The alliance withHeubach should strengthen Toyo Ink’ssales of pigments in India and in otherAsian markets.

Original Source: Chemical Weekly, 5 Mar 2013, 150(Website: http://www.chemicalweekly.com/) © SevakPublications & Chemical Weekly Database P Ltd 2013

Thailand: Huntsman – reactive dyes

The Textile Effects division ofHuntsman Corp held a ceremony on30 January to officially inaugurate thecompany’s new speciality synthesisunit at its Mahachai complex, nearSamut Sakhon (35 km southwest ofBangkok). The new unit is designed tomanufacture reactive dyes, notablyproducts based on Huntsman’sproprietary fluorotriazine (CF-3)chemistry.

Mr Paul Hulme (President, TextileEffects) said: “This synthesis unit isthe only one in its class in terms ofscale and quality of output, whichunderpins our drive to be a leader intechnological innovation in ourindustry.” The new unit, plus upgradesof other facilities, absorbed $12.5 Mworth of capital investment. Five yearsago, Huntsman spent $5 M on theMahachai complex, in order to make ita global centre for the manufacture ofwool dyes.

Original Source: Chemical Business (India), Feb 2013,27 (2), 71 (Website: http://www.printsjournals.com/)© Prints India 2013

United Arab Emirates: Takreer – carbonblack

Kilburn Engineering (of Thane, India)has been awarded a $7.1 M contractby Samsung Engineering for thesupply of pelletising and drying unitsfor the two-line carbon black plantunder construction at Ruwais (230 kmwest along the coast from Abu Dhabicity-centre). The plant is one ofseveral new plants being built at theRuwais refinery and petrochemicalscomplex of Takreer (aka Abu DhabiOil Refining Co). According toSamsung, the carbon black plant willhave a capacity of 30,000 tonnes/yand it should be operational by theend of 2015. (See also ‘Focus onPigments’, Sep 2012, 4).

Original Source: Chemical Weekly, 16 Apr 2013, 144(Website: http://www.chemicalweekly.com/) © SevakPublications & Chemical Weekly Database P Ltd 2013

COMPANIESAlbis buys Addmaster’s Biomastertechnology for antimicrobialmasterbatches

Albis Plastic GmbH (of Hamburg) hassigned a technical cooperationagreement with Addmaster (ofStafford, UK), whereby Albis willmanufacture and market additivemasterbatches and plasticcompounds, employing Addmaster’ssilver-based Biomaster technology forminimising the growth and spread ofmicro-organisms. The goal of theapplication is to equip plastics, withouthaving to coat them, for hygiene-critical areas. Albis is one of the topten masterbatch suppliers in Europe,with plants at Hamburg, Zülpich (50km southwest of Cologne) andKnutsford (30 km southwest ofManchester).

Original Source: European Plastics News, 22 Mar2013, (Website:http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/) © CrainCommunications Inc 2013

BASF to shed 500 jobs in itsPerformance Products segment

BASF has announced a programmefor restructuring its PerformanceProducts segment between now and2015, which will entail the loss of 350jobs in the Basel region of Switzerlandand the loss of a further 150 jobs atother sites around the world. Thecompany stated: “In some marketsegments, increasing standardisationand the entry of new competitors havechanged the business environmentsignificantly. This especially applies tothe markets for plastic additives andpigments as well as for water, leatherand textile chemicals.”

In the Pigments & Resins businessunit, European product and qualitymanagement and product safety willbe pooled in Ludwigshafen. Globalproduct management will in future beled from Hong Kong. In the PlasticAdditives business, a more market-oriented approach will be introduced.Supporting functions, such astechnology and strategy managementwill be consolidated in Ludwigshafen.This means that research activities inBasel will be scaled back and therewill be less need for administrativeservices currently provided by the

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