MOSCOW (MRC) -- Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is returning to the CIFM exhibition March 28–31, 2017, at the China Import and Export Complex in Guangzhou, China, said the company on its site.
Held since 2004, the CIFM exhibition is one of the most comprehensive trade fairs in the woodworking machinery, furniture production and interior design industry in Asia. At CIFM 2017, Clariant will highlight its leading cargo desiccants — the Container Dri II products — to the furniture market in Asia.
Increasing urban population in developing countries and a booming real estate industry have been driving the global furniture market's growth over the past decade. The Asia Pacific region is expected to overtake the North American furniture market by 2020 in terms of market share. In the coming years, the Asian market for furniture is expected to witness double-digit growth, with the emerging markets of India and China in particular fueling this growth.
While the furniture market in Asia is growing rapidly, furniture manufacturers and traders are often faced with a headache when it's time for furniture transportation. Due to their size and weight, finished furniture products destined for overseas market are likely going to go through a long journey that could take weeks to complete. During shipment, the uncontrolled humidity and condensation can easily compromise the furniture's physical condition and quality. Mold, corrosion, spoilage and warping are just some of the harmful effects caused by moisture during transportation, whether it is via shipping container, rail, barge or truck.
As MRC informed earlier, Clariant announced the launch of a new generation of high-performance catalysts for the steam reforming process in the production of hydrogen, ammonia and methanol.
Clariant AG is a Swiss chemical company and a world leader in the production of specialty chemicals for the textile, printing, mining and metallurgical industries. It is engaged in processing crude oil products in pigments, plastics and paints. Clariant India has local masterbatch production activities at Rania, Kalol and Nandesari (Gujarat) and Vashere (Maharashtra) sites in India.
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