Clariant and Wilmar form JV for Global Amines

Clariant International Ltd, a world leader in speciality chemicals and Wilmar International Limited, a leading Asian agribusiness group, have received the relevant merger clearances for the establishment of their 50-50 joint venture (JV) called ‘the global amines company’, which is now in operation.

The global amines company will be the platform for production and sales of fatty amines and selected amines derivatives. The JV will be headquartered in Singapore with worldwide sales, distribution and production affiliates.

The JV has its own production capacities for amines in Germany and China, contributed by Clariant and Wilmar respectively, as well as access to amines capacities in Brazil and Mexico. For amine derivatives, the global amines company has access to approx a dozen multi-purpose-plants of Clariant all around the globe.