MOSCOW (MRC) -- Clariant, a world leader in Specialty Chemicals, has announced the opening of the Consumer Care Competence Center under its Business Unit Industrial & Consumer Specialties (ICS) to be located in Singapore, as per the company's statement.
The new Consumer Care Center will be connected to a worldwide network of marketing, application and technology experts able to provide unique ideas and solutions to solve customers unmet needs in the region. An opening of the application laboratory is a unique approach to interact with customers in Personal & Home Care to develop claim for tomorrow's megatrends in Asia Pacific.
"The launch of our Competence Center for the personal care and home care market is another big step forward in building closer collaboration with our customers in the region. It also demonstrates our full commitment to pursuing innovation excellence through local capability," remarked Francois Bleger, Regional Head of Clariant South East Asia and Pacific.
As MRC reported earlier, in April 2015, Clariant, a world leader in Specialty Chemicals, acquired the black pigment preparations portfolio of Lanxess, located at Nagda, Madhya Pradesh. This product line of Lanxess manufactures black pigment preparations used for processing of viscose fibre, which goes in the manufacture of mainly viscose-based apparels, knitwear, towels, bed-linen, etc. With this acquisition, Clariant in India gains additional pigment preparation capacity to cater to a larger, wider customer base.
Clariant in India has local pigment production activities at its Roha (Maharashtra) and Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) sites. In the year 2014, Clariant invested in the expansion of its Roha pigments facility, thus strengthening its commitment to India.