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The new Clariant Innovation Center is located on a gross floor area of 36,000 square meters, offering ample space for ideas and innovation. It provides a state-of-the-art working environment for around 500 employees.
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The new Clariant Innovation Center is located on a gross area of 36,000 square meters, offering ample space for ideas and innovation. It provides a state-of-the-art working environment for around 500 research and development employees.
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At the reception desk, visitors are greeted warmly.
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The spacious foyer has a ceiling height of 20 meters and spans 600 square meters. Thanks to the expansive atria, sunlight filters through all floors.
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The spacious foyer has a ceiling height of 20 meters and spans 600 square meters. Thanks to the expansive atria, sunlight filters through all floors.
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The spacious foyer has a ceiling height of 20 meters and spans 600 square meters. Thanks to the expansive atria, sunlight filters through all floors.
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The striking visual appeal of the elliptical atria arranged one above the other and different in all three building sections defines the inviting, light-flooded atmosphere in the interior.
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The striking visual appeal of the elliptical atria arranged one above the other and different in all three building sections defines the inviting, light-flooded atmosphere in the interior.
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The striking visual appeal of the elliptical atria arranged one above the other and different in all three building sections defines the inviting, light-flooded atmosphere in the interior.
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All floors are connected by the centrally located, open staircase that fits seamlessly into the overall structure of the building.
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»In Touch with Clariant«: A unique interactive multimedia installation takes visitors on a journey along a 13-meter multi-touch wall to discover the past, present and future of Clariant.
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»In Touch with Clariant«: A unique interactive multimedia installation takes visitors on a journey along a 13-meter multi-touch wall to discover the past, present and future of Clariant.
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»In Touch with Clariant«: A unique interactive multimedia installation takes visitors on a journey along a 13-meter multi-touch wall to discover the past, present and future of Clariant.
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40 million pixels, 19 full-HD screens stretching over 13 meters, an invisible ambient sound system, targeted sound showers and a glass floor complete with 2,200 LEDs combine to create an experience like no other on earth.
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40 million pixels, 19 full-HD screens stretching over 13 meters, an invisible ambient sound system, targeted sound showers and a glass floor complete with 2,200 LEDs combine to create an experience like no other on earth.
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Through a variety of apps visitors can get in touch with Clariant and dive into the depths of the Clariant universe.
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The Science Quiz invites visitors to test their knowledge and compete against each other.
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The »CIC Café« is the perfect place for a coffee break.
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The large communal table invites visitors and employees to chat over coffee and cake.
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The conference hall holds enough seats for a large number of attendants.
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The recreation room offers comfortable chairs and couches for a refreshing rest.
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The large and open office design fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and creativity.
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Intelligent technology automatically controls the interior lighting in line with natural light conditions outside, ensuring a harmonious ambiance and positive energy at all times.
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The media library is well equipped for watching the latest Innovation Spotlight, featuring newly developed products and solutions.
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Spread throughout the building are coffee lounges in the different atria, where Clariant employees can enjoy their break in a relaxed, open atmosphere.
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The Open Lab is a place for Clariant to connect with its customers in a very direct way, working together in a state-of-the-art laboratory to create new innovations. New opportunities can be identified more quickly, and the customer intimacy induced by working side by side helps to bring faster and better insights about new projects, relevant specifications and applications which both parties profit from.
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The ideal environment for inspirational chemistry: 800 meters of laboratory benches and 330 fume hoods create the ideal working conditions and ensure safety in the large number of laboratories spread throughout the Clariant Innovation Center.
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On October 31, 2013, over 250 invited guests celebrated the inauguration of the Clariant Innovation Center – the company’s largest single investment to date in an innovative and successful future.
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In his welcome speech Chief Executive Officer Dr. Hariolf Kottmann stressed the important role of specialty chemistry in facing the challenges of modern society.
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The opening ceremony began with a press conference.
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Chief Executive Officer Dr. Hariolf Kottmann talking with guests at the opening event.
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Guests discovering the multimedia exhibition »In Touch with Clariant«.
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On November 2, 2013, over 1,700 guests – Clariant employees and their families – spent the day at the new Clariant Innovation Center. A diverse program of activities made it an experience to remember.
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The soul jazz band »Konflux« gave an impressive performance and provided the perfect background for the »Family Day« characterized by its very relaxed atmosphere.
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Helmut Müller, architect and project manager of the Clariant Innovation Center, outlining the architectural highlights of the building at the end of a guided tour.
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Throughout the »Family Day« the guests were entertained by a colorful program extending over all floors of the building.
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Julia Kurkina, a sand artist from Kiev, performed a live animation of the construction of the CIC.
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Tours of all four floors of the light-flooded, open building offered exciting glimpses of Clariant’s various departments and research focuses.
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Spectacular chemistry shows contributed to the great atmosphere among the visitors.
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Dr. Hariolf Kottmann, Chief Executive Officer of Clariant, explaining how the new Clariant Innovation Center will shape the future of the business as a center of excellence for chemical research and process technology.
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Dr. Martin Vollmer, Chief Technology Officer of Clariant, dwelled on the importance of constant innovation to respond quickly to complex market challenges.
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One of Dr. Christian Kohlpaintner’s, Member of the Executive Committee, themes at the press conference was the development of technology platforms for research and development.
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Michael Boddenberg, State Minister of Hesse for Federal Government Affairs and Representative for Hesse at German Government Level, underlined the importance of the new Clariant Innovation Center for Hesse as attractive business location.
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The Innovation Arena was developed and built especially for the opening of the Clariant Innovation Center.
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It showcased four Clariant product innovations, using both educational elements like detailed info graphics and explaining animations and videos as well as games to explore the innovation in an entertaining way.
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It showcased four Clariant product innovations, using both educational elements like detailed info graphics and explaining animations and videos as well as games to explore the innovation in an entertaining way.
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The interactive models were a magnet for whole families, as both parents and children found lots to interest them.
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The interactive models were a magnet for whole families, as both parents and children found lots to interest them.
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At the center of the Innovation Arena, a complex structure of differently sized cubes presented the core values of Clariant: People, Planet and Performance, together with the most important issue of Sustainability.
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At the center of the Innovation Arena, a complex structure of differently sized cubes presented the core values of Clariant: People, Planet and Performance, together with the most important issue of Sustainability.
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Until the evening hours, Clariant‘s employees and their families celebrated the opening of the CIC.
