Catalysis

The Business Area Catalysis is the smallest within Clariant in terms of sales but is highly profitable with high growth rates and relatively low cyclicality.

Business Area Catalysis includes Business Unit Catalysts and Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives contributing significantly to value creation in our customers’ operations, ensuring that finite raw materials and energy are used efficiently and effectively, ensuring quality and yield of processes.

Customer Segments

Chemical production (Petro, Olefin and Derivatives, Polyolefin, Industrial gases, Hydrogen, Refinery)

Fuel processing

Custom catalysts

Second-generation biofuels

Biochemical intermediates

Business Driver

Improving energy efficiency in chemical production

Decarbonization of the transport sector

Sustainable, emission-free mobility solutions

Circular economy solutions through the extensive use of renewable resources

Increasing legal requirements for renewable energy sources

Mid-term Targets

Sales growth expectation p.a.

6 - 9 %

EBITDA margin ambition

26 - 30 %

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