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Momentive Performance Materials expands manufacturing operations in India
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pigment preparations market for high-quality solutions, the company adds. ‘Investing in emerging markets is a key element of Clariant’s strategy and underlines our focus on extending its value proposition to growing markets. For our Business Unit Pigments this investment enhances our customer intimacy in the region and strengthens our position in the Chinese market’, further comments Christian Kohlpaintner, a member of Clariant’s executive committee. The new plant in DaGang adds to Clariant’s existing pigment production capabilities worldwide, with 12 pigment plants and 11 preparation plants across Europe, Asia and America. Clariant has invested CHF200 million (E166 million) in Greater China during the past five years. Meanwhile in Europe, the cornerstone of Clariant’s new E100 million innovation centre has been officially laid during a ceremony at the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt, Germany. Over the next few months, the company will build a facility of roughly 36 000 m2 that will provide jobs for some 500 researchers. The concept for the building, which aims to offer an optimal working environment through its open architectural design, was developed by the Düsseldorf-based architectural firm of HPP. ‘Innovation is the foundation of the future, both for individual companies and society as a whole’, said Kohlpaintner, speaking at the ceremony. ‘I hope that the bright and transparent rooms will not only be the birthplace for new ideas that flourish and grow, but also provide the environment for an inspiring exchange between our researchers and technicians, as well as with their partners in the fields of science and industry’, he added. He also emphasized Clariant’s targeted research policy and underscored that a major focus in the future will be on megatrends, such as functional materials, energy efficiency and renewable raw materials. In future, Clariant’s global research activities will be centred at the Höchst site, which will house application-specific laboratories and technical marketing functions for different business units. The new facility will also be the location of the New Business Development and Intellectual Property Management units as well as the Patent department. An objective of bringing together different disciplines is to enhance Clariant’s R&D pipeline and further improve the company’s innovation capabilities, it says.
lobal silicones manufacturer Momentive Performance Materials Inc is expanding its manufacturing facility and application development centre in Chennai, India. Spanning more than 15 acres, the state-of-the-art facility, which opened in 2009, focuses on manufacturing high-end speciality silicones to serve the growing needs of customers in India, the Middle East and South Asia. The expansion will bring ‘sophisticated technology and manufacturing processes’ that Momentive has developed worldwide to the Chennai facility and ‘considerably enhance our ability to serve customers across the region’, says V.P. Nalian, managing director, Momentive Performance Materials India. This will allow the commercialization of a number of the company’s speciality silicone branded products in the region, including its Niax additives for polyurethane foam, according to Momentive’s chief technology officer Eric Thaler. ‘This investment represents a major step forward in our ability to grow the silicones business in India’, adds CEO Craig O. Morrison. India is one of the world’s fastest growing regions for automotive, construction, telecom and energy. Chennai, in particular, is developing into a significant centre for multiple industries, he says. The expansion of the Chennai facility, along with the opening of a regional HQ and global R&D centre in Bangalore later this year, is part of Momentive’s longstanding commitment to India and the surrounding regions. Additionally, the Chennai facility has been designated to become a zero-discharge plant, underscoring the company’s commitment to sustainability. Local Momentive employees will participate in training programmes on running the plant efficiently and in compliance with the highest safety standards.
Contact: Clariant International Ltd, Muttenz, Switzerland. Tel: +41 61 469 6742, Web: www.clariant.com
Contact: Momentive Performance Materials, Albany, NY, USA. Tel: +1 607 786 8131, Web: www.momentive.com
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Or contact: Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry Co, No. 8, Xuzhou Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300042, China. Tel: +86 022 23130826, Fax: +86 022 23130816, Email: [email protected], Web: www.tjbhgx.com/en/
Momentive Performance Materials expands manufacturing operations in India
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pigment preparations market for high-quality solutions, the company adds. ‘Investing in emerging markets is a key element of Clariant’s strategy and underlines our focus on extending its value proposition to growing markets. For our Business Unit Pigments this investment enhances our customer intimacy in the region and strengthens our position in the Chinese market’, further comments Christian Kohlpaintner, a member of Clariant’s executive committee. The new plant in DaGang adds to Clariant’s existing pigment production capabilities worldwide, with 12 pigment plants and 11 preparation plants across Europe, Asia and America. Clariant has invested CHF200 million (E166 million) in Greater China during the past five years. Meanwhile in Europe, the cornerstone of Clariant’s new E100 million innovation centre has been officially laid during a ceremony at the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt, Germany. Over the next few months, the company will build a facility of roughly 36 000 m2 that will provide jobs for some 500 researchers. The concept for the building, which aims to offer an optimal working environment through its open architectural design, was developed by the Düsseldorf-based architectural firm of HPP. ‘Innovation is the foundation of the future, both for individual companies and society as a whole’, said Kohlpaintner, speaking at the ceremony. ‘I hope that the bright and transparent rooms will not only be the birthplace for new ideas that flourish and grow, but also provide the environment for an inspiring exchange between our researchers and technicians, as well as with their partners in the fields of science and industry’, he added. He also emphasized Clariant’s targeted research policy and underscored that a major focus in the future will be on megatrends, such as functional materials, energy efficiency and renewable raw materials. In future, Clariant’s global research activities will be centred at the Höchst site, which will house application-specific laboratories and technical marketing functions for different business units. The new facility will also be the location of the New Business Development and Intellectual Property Management units as well as the Patent department. An objective of bringing together different disciplines is to enhance Clariant’s R&D pipeline and further improve the company’s innovation capabilities, it says.
lobal silicones manufacturer Momentive Performance Materials Inc is expanding its manufacturing facility and application development centre in Chennai, India. Spanning more than 15 acres, the state-of-the-art facility, which opened in 2009, focuses on manufacturing high-end speciality silicones to serve the growing needs of customers in India, the Middle East and South Asia. The expansion will bring ‘sophisticated technology and manufacturing processes’ that Momentive has developed worldwide to the Chennai facility and ‘considerably enhance our ability to serve customers across the region’, says V.P. Nalian, managing director, Momentive Performance Materials India. This will allow the commercialization of a number of the company’s speciality silicone branded products in the region, including its Niax additives for polyurethane foam, according to Momentive’s chief technology officer Eric Thaler. ‘This investment represents a major step forward in our ability to grow the silicones business in India’, adds CEO Craig O. Morrison. India is one of the world’s fastest growing regions for automotive, construction, telecom and energy. Chennai, in particular, is developing into a significant centre for multiple industries, he says. The expansion of the Chennai facility, along with the opening of a regional HQ and global R&D centre in Bangalore later this year, is part of Momentive’s longstanding commitment to India and the surrounding regions. Additionally, the Chennai facility has been designated to become a zero-discharge plant, underscoring the company’s commitment to sustainability. Local Momentive employees will participate in training programmes on running the plant efficiently and in compliance with the highest safety standards.
Contact: Clariant International Ltd, Muttenz, Switzerland. Tel: +41 61 469 6742, Web: www.clariant.com
Contact: Momentive Performance Materials, Albany, NY, USA. Tel: +1 607 786 8131, Web: www.momentive.com
Additives for Polymers
Or contact: Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry Co, No. 8, Xuzhou Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300042, China. Tel: +86 022 23130826, Fax: +86 022 23130816, Email: [email protected], Web: www.tjbhgx.com/en/
Momentive Performance Materials expands manufacturing operations in India
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May 2012