Clariant Completes Ontario Colorants Plant Relocation

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Clariant Masterbatches (Etobicoke, Ontario), a subsidiary of Clariant International Limited (Multenz, Switzerland), opened its new plant site in Etobicoke, Ontario on August 12, 2003. Clariant closed and relocated its previous Ontario plant located in Mississauga to this new plant site as part of an expansion and relocation effort.

Clariant's new plant site employs approximately 100 people, with a large percentage of plant employees relocated with the moving of the plant operations. Industrialinfo.com first reported this plant relocation as part of its North American Industrial Database in December of 2001 and is tracking plans for expansion of this site as market conditions allow.

Clariant Masterbatches produces custom formulated color concentrates for a wide range of resins including heavy-metal-free concentrates. Clariant Masterbatches operates over 50 manufacturing plants in 30 countries worldwide.