Clariant has opened its new Clariant Innovation Center (CIC) in Frankfurt, Germany. The company's new global hub for R&D is based at the "Industriepark Höchst." It 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.
The CIC will also house the departments for Intellectual Property Management and New Business Development. As the corporation's global hub, the CIC will ensure the coordination of Clariant's world-wide R&D network, which includes centers across Europe, North America, Brazil, Japan, India and China.
Located at Clariant's largest manufacturing site, the CIC will benefit from the excellent infrastructure as well as industrial and academic links offered by the Rhein-Main region. The new facility covers a total surface area of 36,000 m2 and will house around 500 employees from R&D and supporting business and administrative functions. The modern, open-plan building was designed by Düsseldorf architects Hentrich-Petschnigg & Partner. It features a mix of open workspaces, offices and laboratories to foster the exchange of ideas among employees as well as with visiting partners from industry and academia.
