Clariant Expands China Presence; Opens New Branch for Catalysts

Clariant International Ltd opens a new office for its catalysts business in Yinchuan city, in China. With the new branch, Clariant becomes the first multinational catalyst provider based in north-west China, a region that is home to a majority of the nation's coal-to-chemicals producers as well as numerous syngas and polyolefin companies.

This new office will allow closer cooperation with regional customers, enabling Clariant to offer faster, tailor-made engineering services and sales assistance.The Yinchuan office is Clariant's fifth branch in China.

The local team will be supported by Clariant specialists both within China and from around the world. The company's expansion is part of its "China Insider" strategy, which stresses the importance of local expertise in technologies specific to China, combined with full access to global innovations. Through this model, Clariant continues to intensify partnerships throughout China, and serve the market with optimal catalyst solutions.

"Clariant's continued developments and investments in China reflect our solid commitment to our current and prospective customers. Proximity brings mutual opportunities and enables optimised catalyst solutions based on the best of local and global resources. We are proud to be the first multinational catalyst company which establishes a permanent office in north-west China, and more firsts will follow," said Thomas Wenger, head of business unit catalysts, Clariant China.