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Clariant invests in China R&D campus
Clariant has officially opened its One Clariant Campus (OCC) at Xin- Zhuang Industrial Park in Shanghai in China. The 24,000 m2
facility includes
13,000 of laboratory space and will provide a home for, among others, the com- pany’s Additives’ R&D Centre in the country. Key features of the Additives R&D Centre include a plastics process- ing and testing laboratory equipped for polyconden- sation, compounding, spinning, injection mould- ing and foaming, plus testing and analytical capabilities. According to Clariant, it
will offer joint development and application testing at all stages and aims to bring about shorter lead times in
developments. Application sectors targeted include electronics, 5G, automotive, packaging, fibres and films, adhesives, coatings and inks. “The One Clariant
Campus is an important milestone for our dedicated China strategy,” said Clariant CEO Conrad Keijzer. China accounted for 10%
of Clariant’s 2020 sales of CHF402m (€365m). �
www.clariant.com
Evonik sees €350m/year circular benefit by 2030
Evonik says it expects it “circular plastics” activities to generate additional sales of more than €350m annually by 2030 and is “working closely with partners along the entire polymer value chain to make this happen.” The company’s programme includes greater use of sustainable raw materials in its production, as well as development of additives to make mechanical and chemical recycling more efficient. Technologies it is developing include: surfactants and defoamers to improve the efficiency of mechanical
www.compoundingworld.com
recycling; additives to minimise recyclate odour; a methanolysis process to facilitate recycling of heavily contaminated PET waste; and additives, catalysts and membranes for treatment of synthesis gases produced during pyrolysis. “We have the innovative capability
to create new materials cycles with fewer fossil-based feedstocks and more circular ones. We intend to utilise that potential,” said Harald Schwager, deputy chairman of Evonik’s executive board responsible for innovation. �
www.evonik.com
Above:
Additives R&D is integrated within the new One Clariant Campus in Shanghai
IMAGE: CLARIANT
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