Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant is excited to announce the global launch of KanuFresh (INCI: Glycerin (and) Water (and) Kunzea Ericoides Leaf Extract), an innovative breakthrough that closes the longstanding gap between conventional deodorants and sweat control solutions. Responsibly sourced from Australian kānuka leaves, this ingredient helps minimize visible signs of perspiration and odor, rather than simply masking them.
Excipients are the backbone of every drug formulation. Though often described as "inactive" ingredients, they determine how an active substance dissolves, stabilizes, and ultimately reaches the patient. As formulation complexity grows and regulatory scrutiny intensifies, the industry has moved well beyond asking whether an excipient meets specification. Formulators and quality assurance teams now demand clarity on impurity profiles, endotoxin levels, elemental impurities, nitrosamine risk, and batch-to-batch consistency.
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced it has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co., Ltd. (ZPC) to supply its CATOFIN™ catalyst and Heat Generating Material (HGM) for a new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Zhejiang Province, China. With a nameplate capacity of 1.2 million metric tons per annum, the unit will be the world's largest licensed PDH unit.
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemicals company, today announced the official launch of two new research and development laboratories for its Additives business in China: one at the Daya Bay production site in Huizhou and one at the One Clariant Campus (OCC) in Shanghai. The milestone marks a significant advancement in Clariant's local innovation capability and its commitment to the “In China, For China” strategy.
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today announced that its digital catalyst monitoring platform, CLARITY, and its AI-powered evolution, CLARITY Prime, have won “Best Digital Innovation” at the ICIS Innovation Awards 2026. The technologies were recognized for transforming catalyst lifecycle management from scattered data and reactive workflows into connected, confident decision-making for a more efficient and sustainable chemical industry.
Clariant today announced second quarter 2026 sales of CHF 941.3 million, representing an increase of 0.6 % on a comparable basis versus the prior year.
