Clariant’s new laboratory in Krugersdorp, South Africa. (Photo: Clariant)

Clariant’s newly equipped laboratory in Krugersdorp, South Africa. (Photo: Clariant)

A vibrant start to the new year Clariant expands pigments laboratory for the African market

04 Feb 2021

• Clariant inaugurates lab in South Africa to service whole continent and the Middle East
• Significant investment supports growing regional demand for locally produced, sustainable colorants
• Laboratory highlights Clariant’s position as an industry innovation and technology leader

“Previously, we were only able to supply pigments as raw materials, but we are proud to now be offering a full spectrum of value-added services including customized color solutions, color matching services or the development of own color recipes to create an unlimited number of shades, for example tinting systems. To complete our services we also offer technical marketing and after sales support,” said Rossitza Dimitrova, Clariant Business Unit Pigments Head of Technical Marketing, Middle East and Africa.

• Hostatint™ 500 and Colanyl® 500, binder-free pigment preparations for decorative coatings
• Hostatint A 100, a range of solvent based pigment preparations with high pigment loading and good rheological properties for industrial coatings
• Hostafine®, aqueous binder-free pigment preparation range for water based wood coatings for wood stains and glazes, e.g. for furniture or flooring
• Hostatint A 100-ST, highly-transparent pigment preparations for solvent based paint systems for industrial coatings to add a quality appeal to wood, glass, coil and metallic effect coatings, e.g. computers, consumer goods, motorbikes

“In South Africa there is a growing demand for both locally produced and sustainable colorants and at Clariant Pigments we can now better serve the local and regional coatings industry with innovative and sustainable ranges of colorant solutions,” said Piers Kure, Clariant Business Unit Pigments Head of Sales, Sub Sahara, Africa.