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Clariant will present its versatile additive solutions and how they are adding extra value and new dimensions for the future of the plastic industry in the upcoming ChinaPlas 2023 exhibition to be held in Shenzhen, China on 17-20 April 2023.
Clariant’s wide range of additives boasts a broad spectrum of functionality and safety features that add value to plastics in multiple ways for many different industries such as packaging, electronics, agriculture, and E-mobility.
Performance Enhancement on Packaging
Highlighted in the Clariant booth will be the new AddWorks® PKG 158 which offers huge performance enhancement on the packaging, in addition to the
AddWorks®PKG 906 Circle and AddWorks® AGC 970 G stabilizers that are valuable in plastic film recycling and extending their service life
Also in the spotlight will be the highly functional
Exolit® OP 1400 flame retardant that facilitates mechanical recycling. The high-performing wax additives of Licocare® Vita/Licocene® Terra, and the sustainability-focused
Licocare® RBW Vita are the other highlights in the show.
As far as safety and performance goes, the new AddWorks® PKG 158 for polyolefin-based packaging offers increased functionalities and improved economics leveraging the use of polymers to enhance such aspects as processability, stability, and static control on packaging materials. The new
light stabilizer solutions
AddWorks® AGC 970 G, on the other hand, provide excellent UV and agrochemical protection to extend the service life of agricultural films for the mulch segment.
Preferred Flame Retardant for E-mobility
Clariant’s patent-protected Exolit® OP 1400 flame retardant’s high effectiveness and strong mode of action makes it the preferred choice of flame retardant in the field of E-mobility. In a low dosage of as little as 0.4mm of 16-20% in most polyamides, the industry’s leading fire standard of class UL94 V-0 can already be fulfilled.
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Versatility and safety hold the key for success in plastic as a key material in the fast-expanding E-mobility and electronics industries where the industry requirements get more sophisticated by the day. Our wide range of AddWorks® additives and Exolit® flame retardants are therefore indispensable in helping our customers satisfy the new demands in our value chain,” says Jochen Ahrens, global vice president, E-mobility & Electronics, Clariant BU Adsorbents & Additives.
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With our new state-of-the-art facilities for Exolit® OP halogen-free flame retardants in Daya Bay of China coming into operation later this year, I’m confident that our strong local manufacturing facilities and the development capabilities at our One Clariant Campus laboratories in Shanghai will help us respond faster to customers’ needs, as we work more closely together,” added Ahrens.
Renewable Rice Wax as Lubricant
Another wax product going to be highlighted at ChinaPlas, Licocare® Vita, is based on renewable crude rice bran wax. Used mainly in engineering thermoplastics applications, it functions as a highly effective lubricant and dispersion aid. The bio-based additive solution also has an excellent environmental profile which is conducive to achieving corporate sustainability targets.
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In addition to their great performance edge, Clariant’s additives and plastic solutions also exhibit sound sustainability profiles making them the preferred choice of our customers. Our Licocene® Terra products, for instance, enhance circularity of polymers and waxes that are based on renewable C2/C3 starting materials and combine their excellent bonding properties with a substantially reduced carbon footprint,” says Sarah Zhang, Clariant’s head of Plastics, BU Adsorbents & Additives.
Besides showcasing the highlighted products at their booth at 15C41, Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center during the show period of 17-20 April 2023, Clariant will also present their solutions in the seminar session of ChinaPlas. As consumer demands from within China and overseas continue to rise after the pandemic, Clariant’s additive solutions will help these segments tap into new opportunities more quickly and effectively.
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Source: Clariant