Clariant.

Clariant Corporation

Pigments & Additives 500 Washington Street Coventry, RI 02816

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www.pa.clariant.com

Company Overview Clariant Corporation is the North American affiliate of Clariant Ltd, Muttenz, Switzerland, a leading global specialty chemicals company with more than 28,000 employees and annual sales of more than CHF 9 billion.

Our five divisions (Textile, Leather & Paper Chemicals; Pigments & Additives; Masterbatches; Functional Chemicals; and Life Science Chemicals) provide products and services that play a decisive role in our customers' manufacturing processes to enhance their end-products. We maintain a leading edge in a demanding market environment by combining dedication to customers and 135 years of experience in chemistry.

Pigments and Additives

Clariant is the global market leader in organic pigments and a highly regarded global player in additives. With our global network of more than 100 sales offices, 14 pigment production plants, 18 pigment preparation sites and 7 additive sites, we maintain great flexibility and agility to react to local market developments and individual customer requirements. R&D and technical service facilities all over the world give us the strength and resources to meet the needs of our customers wherever they do business.

Markets, Technologies and Products

Pigments: We supply pigments and specialty dyes for the manufacture of printing inks, paints and plastics, as well as for special applications such as stationery and cosmetics. Unique colorants for electrophotographic toner and ink jet inks, and aluminum dyes round out our unmatched product portfolio.

Clariant is a recognized leader in offering quality pigments and dyes at a competitive price. For years our customers have come to know and trust the products that trade under the following names:

HANSA, PERMANENT, NOVOPERM[R], HOSTAPERM[R], PV FAST[R], GRAPHTOL[R], NOVOTEX, REFLEX BLUE, COLANYL[R], COSMENYL[R], SANDOSPERSE[R], FLEXONYU[R], FLEXOPRINT[R], HOSTAFINE[R], PERMAJET, HOSTASOL[R], SANDOPLAST[R], POLYSYNTHREN[R], DUASYN[R], SAVINYL[R], TELAJET[R], VITASYN[R], SANDOFIL[R], DALAMAR[R], VULCAN[R], HOSTALUX[R]' WATCHUNG[R], NAPHTHANIL[R], SANDOVOC-L[R], LEUCOPHOR, ENDUROPHTHAL[R], TONER, VISCOFIL[R], COPY, HOSTACOPY[R] and SAVISOL[R].

Additives: Our polymer additives, made up of UV light stabilizers, antioxidants, antistats, flame retardants, and waxes, are used in plastic resin manufacturing, compounding for plastics, and coatings for automobiles, aircraft and wood. Our non-halogen flame retardants, EXOLIT[R], are based on ammonium polypbosphate and used in intumescent coatings and plastics requiring high performance. Our polyolefin, montan LICOWAX[R], micronized waxes, CERIDUST[R], and specialty wax blends are used as lubricants for plastics, protection aids for inks and coatings, ingredients in polishes, viscosity builders for paints and pigment dispersing aids. We are the world's largest manufacturer of secondary phosphonites SANDOSTAB[R] P-EPQ and offer cutting edge technology in the stabilization of polyamide NYLOSTAB[R] S-EED.

Technical Services

The highly qualified technicians who staff our laboratories are dedicated to solving your color and additive challenges. Technical seminars and literature are available upon request.