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The Textile Magazine
NOVEMBER 2011
Clariant Textile Chemicals BU
relocated to Singapore
corporate news
November 01, 2011, was a red
letter day for Clariant, the world’s
largest speciality chemical manu-
facturer. On this day, the company
inaugurated its South-East Asia and
Pacifc headquarters and relocated
its textile chemicals business unit
headquarters, both of which will
be based out of Singapore. Clariant
also relocated its Global Textile Ap-
plication Technology lab to Singa-
pore, and fnally, on the same day,
opened a new ethoxylation plant and
application laboratory in Guang-
dong, China.
The inaugural event was attended
by the top offcials of Clariant, in-
cluding Dr. Hariolf Kottmann, CEO,
Mr. Mathias Lütgendorf, Member of
the Executive Committee responsi-
ble for the Industrial & Consumer
Specialties, Textile Chemicals, Oil
& Mining Services, Leather Serv-
ices Business Units and for the
Functions Group Procurement and
Supply Chain Management, Mr.
Thomas Winkler, Head of Textile
Chemicals Business Unit, and Mr.
Walter Mohr, Region Head of South
East Asia & Pacifc and Country
President, Singapore.
“Expanding Clariant’s business
in the fast-growing Asian region
is an important pillar in our proft-
able growth strategy and a strong
commitment to serving our custom-
ers and markets,” commented CEO
Hariolf Kottmann.
Clariant’s new regional hub is the
frst headquarters to be shared by
Clariant and the recently acquired
Süd-Chemie. The 200 employees at
the Singapore location will support
customers in the South-East Asia
and Pacifc regions. In the last fve
years, Clariant’s sales in the Asia
Pacifc region have grown from 17
per cent to around 22 per cent. At
Well poised to meet global market needs
Dr. Hariolf Kottmann, CEO, and Mr. Walter Mohr, Region Head of South East Asia & Pacifc and Country President Singapore,
(extreme left and right), along with dignitaries inaugurating the South-East Asia and Pacifc headquarters of Clariant
By K. Gopalakrishnan
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