In Germany, Clariant and India Glycols Limited (IGL) announced a strategic partnership to establish a 51-49% joint venture in renewable ethylene oxide (EO) derivatives. By combining production and distribution capacity, the joint venture is expected to become a leading supplier of renewable materials to the rapidly growing consumer care market in India and neighboring countries, […]
In Switzerland, Clariant has entered into a strategic partnership with ETH Zurich spanning an initial period of ten years. It will support innovation in the area of catalysis as well as sustainable chemistry. The aim of the partnership is, firstly, to improve understanding of catalyst properties – from the nanolevel to the macrolevel – and […]
In Germany, Clariant has signed a license agreement with Harbin Hulan Sino-Dan Jianye Bio-Energy, a Chinese green energy company for its sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology. Harbin Hulan Sino-Dan Jianye Bio-Energy, a subsidiary of the Sino-Dan Jianye Group was formed in the early 2010s and has been involved in the second generation (2G) biofuels business and […]
As we wrap up 2020 this week, The Digest brings you the hottest Top 10 slide guides from this crazy year where we tried our best to make lemonade from lemons! So what did you click on the most this year? What slide guides did you find the most intriguing? In today’s Digest, we look […]
In Romania, Clariant says it is making good progress with the construction of its sunliquid cellulosic ethanol production plant in Podari, in the southwestern part of Romania, with construction set for completion by the end of 2021. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present a challenging situation, Clariant’s team was able to ensure that work […]
In Romania, Business Review reports GETEC has already completed several important phases of construction for the biomass-based cogeneration plant that will provide energy for the Clariant sunliquid project under development. Boiler installation began last month while this month work on the water treatment plan has begun. In early 2021, the steam supply installation will be […]
In China, Clariant’s Business Line Biofuels and Derivatives announced on August 15 during a joint presentation at the 7th Asia-Pacific Biomass Utilization Summit in Guangzhou that a strategic partnership has been formed with Chemtex Global Corporation for the realization of second-generation biofuel projects. Under the partnership, the two parties will collaborate to market and sell […]
In Romania, Romania Insider reports Clariant expects to commission its sunliquid plant in Podari by Q4 2021. The EUR140 million facility was expected to be online this year but even so, the company’s CFO says construction is progressing well. When online, it will produce 50,000 metric tons of cellulosic ethanol annually. A total of EUR40 […]
In Bulgaria, Clariant, and Eta Bio, a company of the Pavlovi family, running a leading business in the agricultural sector in Bulgaria, announced that a license agreement for the sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology has been signed. Eta Bio has been recently established with the purpose to construct, own and operate a full-scale commercial plant for […]
In Germany, Chemical Engineering Online reports that Clariant has teamed up with Ineratec, a spinoff of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, to commercialize the latter’s gas-to-liquid technology. Clariant brings to the partnership extensive catalysis expertise as well as syngas upgrading and conditioning technology. Ineratec’s containerized technology is adept for decentralized installations producing liquid fuels from green […]
