Clariant Plastics & Coatings (Thailand) Revives Flow of Masterbatches to Preserve Environment, Meet Mega Trend and Show New Innovation
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (Thailand)
Revives Flow Of Masterbatches To Preserve Environment, Meet Mega Trend And Show New Innovation
Masterbatches which is known to us as the Color Masterbatch or the Additive Masterbatch by its definition to describe the high concentration matter of colorant or additive for moulding with a variety of polymer materials. In general, the masterbatch is in a granular form to reduce in diffusion contaminant of dryblend pigment while mixing with plastic pellets and the end colored product can be controlled with smooth processing to obtain the coloration consistency easily.
In principle, the masterbatches will be designed to use with the prescribed letdown ratio (or so-called dosage) in percentage for a proportional mixing with plastic resins, thus, resulting in an easy-to-use solution, in addition to keeping the low inventory space from demand of small let down ratio requirement. It can be also formulated for a variety of plastic types with any tailored-made color shades from design stage. Strong driven advantage of masterbatch is keen to strive in the reduction of the operational conversion cost which is the vital key to the manufacturers’ competitiveness that differs from the prefabricated production with colored compound.
Clariant, one of the leading chemical corporates in global footprints via the safety first as the priority principle and this contributes to the creation of value through innovation and sustainable solutions for customers in a variety of core industries. This masterbatches portfolio is part of the main business unit in the organization for serving in the plastic manufacturer group, in particular.
Clariant’s achievements have been developed through the specific customer needs with most precision in order to conform with variously international industrial standards. At the same time, its Research and Development Team has strategically aimed to present the way forward direction according to the global outlook with effectiveness, especially, the energy reductions and renewable materials in order to prevent the undesired pollutions and conserve limited natural resources. Mr. Narin Sarapirom, Technical Application Service Manager (South East Asia)-HiFormer BU Masterbatches, Clariant Plastics & Coatings (Thailand) Co., Ltd., said that, Clariant has a parent company in Switzerland. Whereon Clariant Masterbatches business unit in Thailand, the operation base being a factory is located in Amata City Industrial Estate in Chonburi Province. Products manufactured by Clariant to feed the industries are products for use in various types of plastic manufacturing works such as plastic packaging segment, automotive parts, textile fiber productions and electrical appliances or wire industries. Absolutely Clariant manufacturing footprint in Thailand are designated to customer raw materials called “Masterbatches” which comprehensively covers every industrial demand whether it is Color Masterbatch, whereby some area of needs will include of Additive Masterbatch for use in improving various plastic functional features: for example; UV protection masterbatches that are composed for outdoor applications where the masterbatch will help make the mechanical properties of such plastic last longer, etc. On the highlight strength of the operation capability in Thailand, a new production line so called the Liquid Masterbatch (HiFormer) has been established. It is physically the Masterbatches in liquid form which is a new innovative product created and launched to the markets in Thailand for more than 3 years.
Mr. Sarapirom further revealed that, Clariant understands that the direction on the dynamic needs of the plastics industry would likely focus on the Sustainability program, Environment Friendly, including Green Innovation. Clariant therefore tries to adjust the existing organizational structure and product port folios to precisely meet the needs of the customers and respond to global trend such as the voice in campaigning to reduce the use of one-time disposable packaging such as plastic bags or food boxes because nature of the plastics, in general, are somewhat very hard to get rid of and decomposed naturally. So, we are trying to form a solution that could give us the answer on this matter with environmentally preserved products, for example, a group of natural based colorants or a special Masterbatches applied in conjunction with the production of packaging which is naturally biodegradable and environmentally friendly, etc.
We have a Team who stand-by to collaborate in comprehensive services to customers, whether it is on the commercial perspective or technical view for supporting from the stage of developing the products to meet the business goals and we are ready to support the use of Masterbatch during normal production practice or in trouble solving situation that may occur in the production process for maximizing the value effectiveness. Therefore, the preparation of a Team with qualified skills and readiness spirit to support customers at any requests is our important mission at top priority action. We, Clariant, are well aligned on the situation of the current market competitiveness and firmly commit ourselves to be a part of success journey aside the customers.
