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www.clariant.com<br />
<strong>Clariant</strong> International Ltd<br />
Rothausstrasse 61<br />
4132 Muttenz 1<br />
Switzerland<br />
<strong>Press</strong> <strong>Release</strong><br />
<strong>Clariant</strong> International Ltd<br />
<strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>launches</strong> <strong>multifunctional</strong> <strong>dispersing</strong> <strong>agent</strong><br />
for universal pigment dispersion<br />
Booth 7-422<br />
European Coatings Show 2011<br />
March 29-31, 2011<br />
Nuremberg, Germany<br />
Muttenz, 30 March 2011 – <strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>launches</strong> Dispersogen ® ECS – a one-product answer to<br />
achieving pigment pastes with highly-effective dispersion in both waterborne and solvent-borne<br />
coatings.<br />
Unveiled at European Coatings Show 2011, Dispersogen ECS is a complexity-reducing<br />
<strong>dispersing</strong> <strong>agent</strong> for universal pigment preparations used in the tinting of paints and coatings.<br />
Its good compatibility with aqueous and solvent-borne coatings means manufacturers can use<br />
the same one product for waterborne colorants made with organic pigments, inorganic pigments<br />
and carbon black for both solvent-borne and waterborne coatings.<br />
As a result, Dispersogen ECS removes the traditional need for paint shops to have two different<br />
lines of pigment pastes: one line of 16 colorants/pastes for waterborne coatings and a second<br />
solvents-containing line of 16 colorants for solvent-borne coatings.<br />
In addition to the operational and inventory-related benefits of more simplified production,<br />
pigment pastes produced with Dispersogen ECS offer a number of performance benefits. Its low<br />
viscosity and the ability to support high pigment concentrations allows for high tinting strength<br />
and high <strong>dispersing</strong> power. There is excellent color acceptance with no rub-out, flooding or<br />
floating of the pigment.<br />
From an environmental perspective, Dispersogen ECS is readily biodegradable (OECD 301 D)<br />
and APEO-free. This responds to manufacturer and consumer demands for paints and coatings<br />
with reduced impact on health and the environment.
<strong>Clariant</strong> International Ltd<br />
Group Communications<br />
<strong>Press</strong> <strong>Release</strong><br />
30 March, 2011<br />
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“Dispersogen ECS heralds a major step forward in simplifying the paints and coatings<br />
production process,” comments Hendrik Ahrens, paints & coatings development chemist at<br />
<strong>Clariant</strong>. “We are looking forward to discussing both its complexity-reducing and performanceboosting<br />
benefits with manufacturers at the European Coatings Show.”<br />
For more information visit <strong>Clariant</strong> at Booth 7-422 at the European Coatings Show 2011.<br />
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<strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>launches</strong> <strong>multifunctional</strong> <strong>dispersing</strong> <strong>agent</strong> for universal pigment dispersion.<br />
(Photo: <strong>Clariant</strong>)<br />
Media contacts Phone e-mail<br />
Stefanie Nehlsen<br />
+41 61 469 6742 stefanie.nehlsen@clariant.com<br />
<strong>Clariant</strong> Media Center<br />
+41 61 469 6363 media.relations@clariant.com
<strong>Clariant</strong> International Ltd<br />
Group Communications<br />
<strong>Press</strong> <strong>Release</strong><br />
30 March, 2011<br />
Page 3 of 3<br />
www.clariant.com<br />
<strong>Clariant</strong> is an internationally active specialty chemical company based in Muttenz near Basel. The group owns over<br />
100 companies worldwide and employed approx. 16.200 workers at the end of February 2011. In the financial year<br />
2010, <strong>Clariant</strong> produced a turnover in excess of 7.1 billion CHF. <strong>Clariant</strong> is divided into ten business units:<br />
Additives; Detergents & Intermediates; Emulsions; Industrial & Consumer Specialties; Leather Services;<br />
Masterbatches; Oil & Mining Services; Paper Specialties; Pigments; Textile Chemicals.<br />
Dispersogen is a registered trademark of <strong>Clariant</strong>.
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