The new €100-million Clariant Innovation Center (CIC) was opened at the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. This new global hub for R&D will be the home of Clariant’s competence centers in chemical research and process technology as well as application laboratories for several Business Units and state-of-the art analytical laboratories. It will also house the departments for Intellectual Property Management and New Business Development.
Covering a total surface area of 36,000 m², the CIC will house around 500 employees from R&D and supporting business and administrative functions.

• Clariant AG, Muttenz, Switzerland