Clariant to set up personal and home care ingredients plant in Indonesia

Clariant has decided to build a new production facility at its Tangerang site in Indonesia to support regional demands in the personal and home care industry. The overall investment of approximate CHF 17 million in combined esterquat and methylquat production will add 12 kilo tonne (KT) collective capacity for liquid and solid products used as key ingredients in consumer care products such as fabric softeners or hair conditioners. Start-up for the new facility is expected in 2015.
 
Clariant is one of the leading suppliers to the global personal care and industrial home care markets. The new facility at Tangerang, Indonesia, will establish highly flexible, local manufacturing capabilities to support the region’s increasing preference for sustainable and safer ingredients. Clariant has been manufacturing a range of products for home care and personal care applications at Tangerang since 1990.
 
Guido Appl, Head of Sales & Application APAC – Personal Care / Industrial & Home Care, commented, “Supporting the sustainability of our customers is a key priority for Clariant. The installation of this new production facility at Tangerang will enhance Clariant’s ability to share its latest innovations with Asia’s personal care and home care markets, based on a highly-competitive platform through close proximity to raw materials and customers in South-East-Asia.”