Innovation in Frankfurt

On December 15 Clariant announced its plan to expand global R&D activities at its site in Frankfurt, Germany. The new 23,000-square meter "Innovation Center" is due to be completed by the end of 2012 and will provide space for 500 people.
The new center represents an investment of more than 50 million euro and will closely cooperate with all of the R&D satellite sites in Gendorf (Germany), Lamotte (France) and Suzano (Brazil) as well as 40 application centers around the globe.
Besides Chemical Analysis, the new building (designed by HPP Architekten of Düsseldorf) will also host the New Business Development und Intellectual Property Management units as well as the Patent department.