Solutions in specialty chemicals at K 2013

Clariant reveals the first of the new product innovations and service enhancements integral to its solutions for the plastics industry which are showcased at K 2013 (Booth J11, Hall 8a). "K 2013 is an exciting opportunity to show the plastics industry the philosophy of our new branding", comments Christian Kohlpaintner, member of the Executive Committee at Clariant. "We are convinced our new approach puts us on the right path to develop and to market the products and support required to respond to the sector's needs".Solutions will be firmly focused on supporting efforts by the plastics and coatings sector to achieve greater cost-efficiency, improved environmental performance, and product differentiation, including: - AddWorks, the new branding for Clariant's polymer additives, will bring customers innovative solutions from the world of polymer additives, developed to address specific needs for defined applications of the various segments of the plastics industry.- Solutions for engineering plastics. With a stable and reliable supply of its montan waxes and flame retardants ensured, Clariant offers outstanding performance for demanding plastics applications.The company continues to expand its toolbox of cutting-edge, efficient phosphinate flame retardants with new tailor made synergistic formulations presented at K 2013. These include Exolit OP 1400 for polyamides with special requirements and Exolit OP 1260 for polyesters. Besides its performance in application, the Exolit OP product line is also well known for its good environmental and health profile.The company will focus also on the added-value for plastics manufacturers offered by montan wax specialties, such as Licomont NaV 101 and CaV 102, which significantly reduce cycle times and provide excellent release and flow properties for injection molded polyamides and polyesters. The innovative Licocene grades are also highlighted for high performance masterbatches.The new AddWorks polymer additives solutions, such as Addworks ATR for automotive, or Addworks ELC for E&E, will further contribute to expanding the features of engineering plastics in terms of polymer protection, process stabilization, productivity improvement or energy savings, and will be specifically designed according to the technical and economical requirements of the different segments.Clariant also brings liquid masterbatches to life at the trade show with a new integrated system designed to enhance product properties and process parameters for its customers and fulfill their international service needs. Its new integrated liquid masterbatches system further extends applications for different processing environments and different polymer requirements which have been achieved over the last few years.The global sales and service network, selling liquid and pellet masterbatches, is a core element of liquid masterbatches system and enables the company to work with the processors to design a unique and advantageous granule, additive and/or liquid masterbatches solution. Liquid masterbatches carrier technologies are designed for a variety of different polymer and production processes and, together with liquid masterbatches dosing - and handling - systems, provide the flexible way to advance plastics. Recent development focus has been on advancing EBM monolayer production processes. Liquid masterbatches EBM monolayer systems offer a significant reduction in color change time, and a trouble-free and continuous manufacturing process.