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news.Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant is expanding its global research and development (R&D) activities by building ‘Clariant Innovation Center’ at Frankfurt-Höchst Industrial Park, Germany.
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The new, 23,000 square meter innovation center, which will provide space for 500 people, is due to be completed by the end of 2012.
The new innovation center will closely cooperate with all of the R&D satellite sites in Gendorf (near Munich, Germany), Lamotte (France) and Suzano (Brazil) as well as 40 application centers around the globe.
The new innovation center features an open architectural office and laboratory concept that combines chemical research and development activities, which belong to the Group Technology Services structure, with application-oriented laboratories and technical marketing functions of several business units.
Besides chemical analysis, the new building will also host the New Business Development und Intellectual Property Management units as well as the Patent department.
Combining different disciplines will allow Clariant to further expand its R&D pipeline and strengthen its innovation power.
Clariant CEO Hariolf Kottmann said after the completion of the successful restructuring, innovation in combination with an increased strategic focus on profitable growth will be a key cornerstone for our company.
"The goal is to establish Clariant as an innovation leader in the field of specialty chemicals within the next few years," Kottmann said.