Clariant and Wilmar global amines JV

Clariant International 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 worldwide.

q Meanwhile, Clariant has announced that it is proceeding with a 50% expansion in capacity at its Azo pigments and pigment preparations plants in Roha, India.
This will enhance the capabilities and output at the site in a sustainable manner by reducing energy consumption and expanding the range of low VOC-containing pigments preparations offered to the market.