Clariant builds R&D unit to tackle agricultural challenges

“The new crop solutions greenhouse creates the perfect environment for fostering joint development in the areas we see as having most potential for delivering sustainable crop protection and, in the bigger picture, addressing the world’s increasing nutrition requirements. It’s a level of support that sets us apart within our industry and we are excited at the prospect of contributing even more closely to the innovations of tomorrow,” said Britta Funfstuck, member of Clariant’s executive committee.

Christian Vang, global head of business unit industrial & consumer specialties (BU ICS), commented, “The new greenhouse at the Clariant Innovation Center is another step reinforcing Clariant’s focus on sustainable innovation for the markets we serve. The BU ICS has driven a number of pioneering innovations in consumer care as well as industrial applications from this location since it opened in 2013. For our crop solutions business, this valuable extension to R&D support puts Clariant in an even stronger position to provide answers to current needs and future trends.”

Clariant’s crop solutions is a global player in formulation additives and adjuvants for the crop protection industry. With a focus on developing more environmentally-friendly solutions, it works actively to support customers in optimising the bio-availability of foliar fertilisers, increasing the effectiveness of agrochemicals, boosting plant growth regulators for better crop growth and improving bio-herbicides.