Clariant, Zhejiang Baihe To Expand Joint Venture
Clariant International Ltd., Switzerland, and Zhejiang Baihe Chemical Holding Group, China —
partners in the joint venture Hangzhou Baihe Clariant Pigments Co. Ltd. — have announced they will
expand the joint venture for the production of quinacridone specialty organic pigments. The
pigments are increasingly found in high-performance
coatings used in printing, architectural, automotive, plastics and industrial applications.
“The partnership between Baihe Chemical and Clariant has been proven very successful,” said
Chen Li Rong, chairman of Zhejiang Baihe Chemical's Board of Directors. “So both parties have
agreed to expand our cooperation from high-performance azo organic pigments to quinacridone and
other high-performance organic pigments. At the same time, Clariant will be responsible for
marketing quinacridone and other pigments on a worldwide basis.”
The new facility will be built at Hangzhou Baihe Clariant Pigment's current location in
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province. Construction and equipment installation will begin in the fourth
quarter of 2008. Production is expected to commence by the end of 2009.
Summer 2008
科莱恩和浙江百合化工组建合资企业
瑞士科莱恩国际和中国浙江百合化工控股集团，携手建立了杭州百合科莱恩染料公司，并宣布他们将会拓展合资企业的业务范围到喹吖酮特种有机染料。这种染料在印刷、建筑、汽车、塑
料和产业用领域的高性能涂层方面的应用正在不断提高。
"百合化工与科莱恩的合作已经被证明是非常成功的，" 中国浙江百合化工控股集团董事长陈立荣先生谈到，"所以双方一致同意把我们的合作从高性能氮有机染料扩展到向全球供应喹吖酮和其它染料。同时，科
莱恩将负责喹吖酮和其它染料于世界范围内的市场营销。"
新工厂将建立在杭州百合科莱恩染料公司目前的所在地浙江省杭州市。基础设施和设备安装将在2008年第四季度进行，预计在2009年底正式投产。