13 April 2016
ABOUT BLEACHING EARTH
- Tonsil® bleaching earth ensures
reliable, high-quality purification solutions
for edible oils
for the North & South American markets - Tonsil CO grades will offer
an innovative solution
for the purification of petrochemical streams
like aromatics and jetfuel
DETAILS
Hariolf Kottmann,
CEO of Clariant.
"Clariant's Puebla site has been providing solutions
to the edible oil industry for more than 50 years,
continually investing in new technologies
to attend customer demands
for high quality purification options.
This latest expansion will enable us
to respond to new market opportunities being created
by rising demand in both North and South America"
Clariant is increasing production capacity for
Tonsil® bleaching earths and
Tonsil Coarse Optimized (CO) grades
at its Puebla site in Mexico by 30 %.
The additional capacity comes on stream as of April 2016,
concluding two years of work of an investment
in the mid single-digit million range in Swiss francs
to expand the production capabilities of
Clariant's newest Tonsil production line at Puebla.
Puebla is the second biggest site
for bleaching earth production of
the Business Unit Functional Minerals.
Logistics there are favored by the site's proximity
to the company's own mine and a fully integrated
supply chain to its end customers
in North and South America.
The capacity expansion in Mexico is an integral part
of Clariant's multimillion Swiss francs expansion plan
of Tonsil bleaching earths.
This includes further investments
in Mexico, Turkey
and the construction of a new site
in Indonesia
to offer products close to the customers,
and to achieve optimized mine-production-market footprints
paired with excellent local technical service
and outstanding product performance.
Contact Clariant
Stefanie Nehlsen
Global Media Relations
+41 61 469 63 63
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