Corporate Profile for Clariant Corp., dated July 23, 1999.

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Published Date:   July 23, 1999

Company Name:     Clariant Corp.

Address:          4000 Monroe Road
                  Charlotte NC 28205

Main Telephone
 Number:          704-331-7000

Internet URL:     http://www.clariant.com

Chief Executive
 Officer:         Kenneth L. Golder

Chief Financial
 Officer:         Heiner Meier

Investor Relations
 Contact:         Constance C. Knight, APR
IR Telephone
 Number:          704-331-7114
IR E-mail:        [e-mail]

Public Relations
 Contact:         Constance C. Knight, APR
PR Telephone
 Number:          704-331-7114
PR E-mail:        [e-mail]

Industry:         Specialty Chemicals
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     Company Description: Clariant Corporation is an industry leader
in the manufacture and marketing of an extensive range of specialty
chemicals for the plastics, textile, paint and coatings, paper,
household and personal products, fine chemicals and chemical
processing industries. It is the North American affiliate of Clariant
Ltd., Muttenz, Switzerland, which has more than 29,000 employees in
100 affiliate companies with 1998 sales of about $6.8 billion.