BUSINESS AREAS INNOVATION SUSTAINABILITY COMPANY INVESTORS MEDIA CAREERS Clariant Websites | Contacts Worldwide Home / Business Areas / Natural Resources NATURAL RESOURCES JOINT MEGATRENDS AND GROWTH REGIONS Business Area (BA) Natural Resources is characterized by a high growth, low cyclicality as well as a strong megatrend orientation. Fundamental trends driving growth for the segments in this BA are the increasing global consumption of oil, steel/metals, food and water – driven by growth inmany industries. As non-renewable oil and metal sources become scarce, all business segments find themselves operating in the same regions of Western Africa, Central Asia and Latin America. Additionally, with the depletion of these resources, the businesses are driven by the need for more efficient processes to produce oil from harder to access reservoirs and metals from less yielding ores. High commodity prices also incentivize oil and mining companies to exploit lower grade/harder to access resources previously uneconomic to develop. Also, higher quality standards for food and pharmaceutical products require higher grade purification agents which the Functional Materials business produces. SHARED ASSETS, PRODUCTS OR TECHNOLOGIES Although used in various different applications, all Clariant oilfield and mining products are based on the same core surfactant technology which is used to treat to oil, gas or mineral ores and to allow for its separation from undesirable components (water, sand, impurities, etc.). As these resources are depleted, the need for yield improvement and more robust chemistries is common for these business segments – hence, the businesses benefit from coordinated research activities share in surface sciences. Products used in these markets share same assets. Additionally, products used for the purification of natural vegetable oils (palm oil, soya oil, etc.) or water are based on the same filtration material mined at the same sites (bentonite mines). The bentonite minded is then chemically treated in shared plants (Acid or base treatment), depending on the application. RELATED BUSINESSES OIL SERVICES The Business Unit Oil & Mining Services is a leading provider of products and services to the ... DETAILS MINING SOLUTIONS New techniques and processes are being developed constantly to minimize environmental ... DETAILS REFINERY SERVICES Clariant Refinery Services strives to stay at the forefront of where the refinery markets are going. ... DETAILS WATER TREATMENT We offer products and solutions to process waste water for the oil, beverage and ... DETAILS FUNCTIONAL MINERALS The Business Unit Functional Minerals is a leading provider of specialty products and solutions ... DETAILS ENZYMES & INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY Industrial Biotechnology is our focus – find out who we are and what we do. ... DETAILS CONTACT Clariant International Ltd Rothausstrasse 61 CH-4132 Muttenz Switzerland CONTACT US