Functional Chemicals

ProfileThe division's products are based on surfactants and polymers. The key products are products for the oil industry and high-quality raw materials for detergents and cosmetics, combined with comprehensive services.Clariant Functional Chemicals
Businesses- Detergents

Offers anionic, cationic and special non-ionic surfactants as well as bleach activators, is a global partner to the detergent industry.
- Performance Chemicals

Spread across the division's entire product range, supplies such different industries as personal care, crop protection, paints & coatings, plastics, construction chemicals as well as the pharmaceutical industry.
- Process Chemicals

Markets products and services for the production and refining of oil and natural gas. It also supplies products for the metal-working, polyester, mining chemical, aviation, heating and cooling, and the automotive industry.
MarketsDetergents, rinses and cleaners, personal care products, deicing products for the aviation industry, automotive and machine tools, crop protection, paints and coatings, plastics, polyester, construction, oil and gas production and refining, fuel additives, mining, pharmaceutical industry, heating and cooling fluids and chemical industry
Products & ServicesAnionic, nonionic and cationic surfactants (Genapol®, Hostapur SAS®, Emulsogen®, Präpagen®, Genamin®), polymers and preservatives, Safewing®, Safeway®, Dodiflow®, Dodiwax ®, Dissolvan®, Peractive®, Antifrogen®, Genantin®, Genosorb®, pharmaceutical and agrochemical precursors and building blocks
AddressFunctional Chemicals Division
Rothausstrasse 61
4132 Muttenz
Switzerland

http://fun.clariant.com
Key Figures
Sales 2007:CHF 2 745 mn
EBITDA 2007:CHF 261 mn
EBITDA-margin:9.5%
ContactsElke Alt
Phone: +41 61 469 7703
Fax: +41 61 469 7583

e-mail: elke.alt@clariant.com