Clariant AG

Switzerlandclariant.com

Owner EPC Investor / Financier Operator Developer Technology licensor Technology / equipment supplier

projects tracked
27
active
5
countries
7
plants
13

Clariant AG is a Swiss specialty chemicals company serving industrial and consumer markets worldwide. The company develops and manufactures high-value ingredients and materials used in sectors such as personal and home care, plastics and coatings, industrial processing, agriculture, and energy.

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Its portfolio spans process catalysts for petrochemical, syngas, and refining applications; polymer and coating additives for performance and sustainability; adsorbents and purification solutions; and oilfield production chemicals supplied through Clariant Oil Services. In personal care, Clariant offers actives and functional ingredients under the Lucas Meyer Cosmetics business.

Clariant operates R&D centers, application labs, and manufacturing sites across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia–Pacific, with a focus on resource efficiency and bio-based or low-carbon chemistries. The company was formed in 1995 as a spin‑off from Sandoz and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker: CLN).

Also known as Clariant Oil Services Inc., Clariant Oil Services, Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, and Lucas Meyer.

Projects Clariant is involved in

chemXplore tracks 27 projects involving Clariant, of which 5 are active.

  1. 2 projects Announced / Concept
  2. none FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 3 projects Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Besides these 5, the record holds 22 completed projects.

Active projects

Closest to start-up first.

  • Clariant-Fuhua JV Leshan Phosphorus Flame Retardants Plant
    Under Construction China Owner, Developer

4 more active projects and the 22 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 27 in chemXplore →

What moved recently

  • 15 September 2026 Clariant Clear Lake pharmaceutical-grade PEG · Operational / Completed · United States
  • 18 August 2026 Clariant OCC Additives R&D Laboratory, Shanghai · Operational / Completed · China
  • 18 August 2026 Clariant Daya Bay Additives R&D Laboratory · Operational / Completed · China
  • June 2026 Clariant Daya Bay capacity expansion and Exolyt extension · Operational / Completed · China
  • 15 May 2026 Clariant-Fuhua JV Leshan Phosphorus Flame Retardants Plant · Under Construction · China

Clariant in chemical industry news

6 October 2026
INERATEC delivers first commercial MATERA e‑Wax batch for food applications

Several tonnes of synthetic Fischer‑Tropsch wax shipped to a U.S. developer for conversion into edible fats; produced from captured CO₂, green hydrogen and renewable electricity.

15 September 2026
INERATEC and Ramboll expand ERA ONE to industrialize e‑SAF production

Upgrading unit to convert Fischer–Tropsch crude into certified drop-in e‑SAF at ERA ONE, integrating isomerization, hydrocracking and distillation for onsite industrial-scale production.

15 September 2026
Clariant Health Care launches VitiPure Superior and U.S. PEG facility

Premium, highly purified excipients for demanding parenteral applications and a new U.S. PEG manufacturing site to strengthen North and Latin American supply chains.

10 September 2026
Clariant awarded CATOFIN supply for 1.2 Mtpa PDH unit in China

CATOFIN catalyst and HGM ordered for a 1.2 Mtpa licensed PDH unit in Zhejiang to produce propylene for petrochemical derivatives.

18 August 2026
Clariant opens two Additives R&D labs in China

Two new labs in Huizhou and Shanghai add full local synthesis and pilot-scale R&D for flame retardants and performance additives, strengthening China and APAC support.

31 July 2026
Clariant Q2 2026: margins improve and Amsterdam court dismisses Shell ethylene claim

Q2 comparable sales roughly flat; EBITDA margin up 80bp; performance-savings target raised to CHF100m; Amsterdam court dismissed Shell and Stichting Ethylene Claims suits.

9 July 2026
INERatec and Zeopore: meso‑zeolite hydrocracking for CO₂‑neutral e‑fuels

Partners integrate low‑pressure modular hydrocracking with mesoporous zeolite catalysts to upgrade Fischer‑Tropsch waxes into drop‑in e‑fuels, cutting H2 use, energy demand and operating costs.

24 June 2026
Clariant HYTREAT ECO — OSPAR‑compliant low‑dosage anti‑agglomerant for North Sea

First LDHI anti‑agglomerant to meet OSPAR rules; controls hydrates at <1–2% water‑volume dosing, proven in Norway and the UK under deepwater conditions.

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