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		<title><![CDATA[Pigments market panel discussion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For this year's annual pigments market update, Coatings World asked a panel of experts to address key issues facing the market including the economy, new technology and strategies for moving forward in 2009. The panel is made up of individuals from some of the world's largest and most diverse pigment...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The buyers' guide: raw materials]]></title>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hangzhou Baihe Clariant expands HPP plant]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clariant International Ltd. and Zhejiang Baihe Chemical Holding Group have announced the expansion of the Hangzhou Baihe Clariant Pigments Co. Ltd. joint venture by investing in a world-scale plant for the production of quinacridone specialty organic pigments. The new plant will be built at the existing joint venture facility located...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clariant Reports Improved Operating Margin in the First Quarter 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_30/ai_n25363892]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[* Sales up 3% in local currency and down 2% in CHF due to currency effects  * Price increases of 4% fully compensate for a 9% increase in raw material costs  * Operating margin before exceptionals rises to 7.9% from 7.1% in Q1/2007  * Cash Flow from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clariant Board of Directors Appoints Jurg Witmer as Chairman]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MUTTENZ, Switzerland -- At its meeting today, Clariant's (SWX:CLN) Board of Directors elected Jurg Witmer as Chairman and Rudolf Wehrli as Vice-Chairman. Jurg Witmer replaces Roland Losser, who decided not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at today's Annual General Meeting. Rudolf Wehrli replaces Tony Reis, who...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clariant Annual General Meeting Confirms Company's Course]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[All motions proposed by the Board of Directors adopted by a large majority  MUTTENZ, Switzerland -- At today's Annual General Meeting, the shareholders of Clariant (SWX:CLN), a global leader in specialty chemicals, adopted each of the motions proposed by the Board of Directors by a large majority.  The...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[UV/EB raw materials market: rising energy costs and environmental regulations continue to drive the market for UV/EB technologies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3143/is_4_14/ai_n29428654]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The UV ink market overall fared well in 2007, according to suppliers to the market. "We see the various segments of the energy cured ink market continuing to grow at a rate slightly greater than GDP in the both the EU and U.S. and at a generally faster rate than...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CLARIANT TO EXPAND ORGANIC PIGMENT CAPACITY IN HANGZHOU]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5562/is_200803/ai_n25301715]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AsiaInfo Services   03-28-2008   Clariant to Expand Organic Pigment Capacity in Hangzhou   HANGZHOU, Mar 28, 2008 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Clariant, a Swiss chemical group, and its Chinese partner Zhejiang Baihe Chemical Holding Group plan to jointly set up an organic pigment plant in Hangzhou,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The pigment report: although pigment companies generally noted that 2007 was a relatively good year for the industry, there are also numerous concerns for the future, including raw material costs, the economy, the elimination of the VAT in China and envir]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3143/is_3_14/ai_n29418955]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]  Overall, pigment manufacturers reported that 2007 was relatively good for business. However, there were plenty of concerns as well: the economic slowdown, higher petrochemical and raw material costs, the reduction and elimination of the value added tax VAT in China and closing of pigment companies due to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clariant]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5255/is_4/ai_n29418206]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Swiss specialty chemical business Clariant saw sales increase 5% to reach CHF 8.5bn in 2007, compared to CHF 8.1bn in 2006, to give a net income of CHF 5m, compared to a loss of CHF 78m in 2006. Operating income before exceptional items reached CHF 539m, up from CHF 328m...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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