Muttenz, Switzerland – Clariant, a manufacturer of adjuvants and other specialty chemicals, said this week it is repositioning its crop protection business to expand new products and services, and will boost R&D investments.
La compañía suiza dijo que contrató a Peter Baur para dirigir su Centro de Competencia en Protección de Cultivos en Frankfurt. Baur anteriormente dirigió el grupo de optimización de la biodisponibilidad en Bayer CropScience, donde su trabajo se centró en transportar sustancias a las hojas de manera más eficaz.
“Clariant already offers well performing ‘green’ products including adjuvants, solvents and dispersing agents, and we are looking to expand this aspect of our portfolio,” Baur said in a statement. “We will build up a unique portfolio of guide formulations and profiling services geared to enhancing the efficiency of our customers, products, reduce their water and energy consumption, and help them comply with regulatory requirements in their markets,” he added.
Clariant Crop Protection dijo que fortalecerá su equipo operativo y ofrecerá perfiles de productos y orientación regulatoria adaptada a los requisitos regionales. Su Centro de Competencia en Frankfurt apoyará a sus equipos regionales.
“We regard expanded formulation support as being very important,” Baur said. “Active ingredients from the last decades often have properties that challenge the formulator to develop a stable formulation without freezing activity. It`s all about balancing robust activity and stability with user-friendliness of the product.”
La compañía dijo que aumentará su inversión en I + D cuando abra su nuevo Centro de Innovación en Frankfurt.
Su objetivo es contar con las ofertas de servicios adicionales para mediados de 2012.
Clariant’s customers include top producers of finished crop protection formulations, as well as many smaller suppliers, including manufacturers of generic agrochemicals.
Fuente: Clariant Crop Protection; editado por la editora gerente Jaclyn Sindrich