Clariant starts expansion project

– Clariant International and Zhejiang Baihe Chemical want to expand of the Hangzhou Baihe Clariant Pigments joint venture by investing in a world-scale plant for the production of Quinacridone specialty organic pigments. The new plant will be built at the existing joint venture facility located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. “With the commissioning of this world-scale plant we will be able to further support the growing demand for high-performance organic pigments and to better serve both our domestic Chinese and global customers,” said Okke Koo, Head of Clariant’s Pigments and Additives Division. Clariant will be responsible for marketing Quinacridone and other pigments on a worldwide basis.