Clariant has announced that the Catalysts business of the company has opened a new service and support office in Jubail, Saudi Arabia
The chemical company stated that the new office is located on the country’s eastern coast, and Jubail is the world’s largest industrial city and an important site for the petrochemical market.
The new office is therefore ideally positioned to serve regional customers with its advanced catalysts for petrochemical and refinery applications, as well as to offer dedicated assistance and technical services.
The new branch is the fourth office of Clariant Catalysts in the Middle East and will play a vital role in the company’s plan to strengthen its presence and partnerships in the region. The local team will be actively supported by Clariant experts from around the world.
Stefan Heuser, senior vice-president and general manager business unit catalysts at Clariant, commented, “We are extremely pleased to forge closer ties with valued customers in the Middle East. The expansion demonstrates our commitment to the region, and will allow us to showcase our state-of-the-art catalysts, which are designed to deliver excellent performance, and enable highly economical and sustainable production of numerous petrochemicals.”
Clariant’s portfolio for refinery applications includes catalysts for extremely efficient fuel upgrading and purification, as well as for the removal of sulfur, chlorine, arsenic and mercury.
The company’s solutions for the petrochemicals industry include high-performance catalysts for the production of major petrochemical building blocks such as ethylene, propylene, butadiene and styrene, in addition to a complete range of catalysts for the production of various polypropylene grades.
