Inspired Solutionsfor PlasticsColorWorks®

ColorWorks®2

3

Bringing life to plastics and plastics to life. With ColorWorks’ world­wide color management support, formulations for a design started in our Singapore studio can be transferred for manufacture at any one of our more than 50 global locations.

A new way to design with color for the brand savvy consumer packaging market. ColorWorks.

Step into a ColorWorks center and you’re on your way to quickly and cost­efficiently achieving your consumer packaging design and performance goals.

At ColorWorks, brand managers and designers can work with a dedicated team of color design experts to create color formulations faster than ever before possible. Each of our seven centers provides an array of services including edu­cational seminars, one­on­one consulting and concept evaluation, sophisticated design tools for simulation of colors and special effects, access to Clariant’s vast color library, technical analysis, plus the industry’s finest color matching and color trending expertise.

ColorWorks packaging specializes in high impact color design solutions for the consumer packaging market. Brand managers and designers looking to accelerate color development and stay at the forefront of color technology and trends will find the perfect partner with the ColorWorks consumer packaging group. This team has pioneered and perfected many of today’s innovative color systems, showcased in award­winning designs and numerous leading consumer packaging trade magazines.

ColorWorks®4

Your resource forColor inspirAtion And Custom fit solutions.

A successful packaging color solution requires a thorough understanding of multiple factors. The ColorWorks consumer packaging group will work with you, evaluating your needs regarding color trends, special effects, opacity, cost considerations, regional/global launch coordination, timelines, and complex project factors such as multiple parts, resins, mold locations, etc. We will comprehensively analyze your project scope to formulate a custom color solution, ensuring a better product introduced faster into a complex market.

Clariant’s full range of ENIGMA™ special effect master­ batches combines color with reflectivity, gloss, shimmer, texture, and depth for high shelf­impact packaging.

Creating the look of raw silk, birch bark, sugar candies, soft flannel, anodized aluminum, mother of pearl, sparkling jewels, woodgrain, granite, or etched glass are only a few of the options available.

Multiple possibilities can be quickly reviewed and assessed through ColorWorks’ specialized color development services. Our project and exploratory development methods allow for an extensive review of color and effect solutions within your target range. Project matching provides simultaneous, multiple related matches for the full range of colors, resins and parts in a product launch, ensuring consistent color harmony.

the ColorWorks commitment to research and development continues to be the leading source for packaging solutions with the aesthetic and performance innovations that build market success.

5

ColorWorks®6

A smarter and faster wayto accessthe poWer of Color

The dream of rapidly going from package concept to global production with complete control every step of the way is now a reality. Based on decades of developing products, solutions and services to meet our customers’ needs, the ColorWorks integrated approach to plastics packaging color design combines the latest masterbatch and additive technologies, design and technical team support, and worldwide color management that is unmatched in the industry.

No company is better positioned to transform creative visual concepts into efficient production realities than Clariant. As the global leader in color and additive concentrates, Clariant supplies masterbatches across the wide range of polymers used in today’s plastic packaging.

7

Concept to market.A dedicated ColorWorks team can provide project rollout and color management support by coordinating efforts among the specifier, converter and Clariant staff. Utilizing the full scope of ColorWorks’ expertise and techno logical resources makes your color development and approval process organized and efficient, ensuring fast, accurate and consistent color reproduction on a global scale.

ColorWorks fully understands the range of international requirements and can assist you with similar­packaging trials in multiple global locations. Formulations can be standardized and replicated worldwide, accelerating time to market with visually distinctive and highly functional packaging that helps you achieve the unique identity you desire. Teaming with ColorWorks allows new designs to get to market faster, increasing productivity, reducing development costs and optimizing the power of your brand.

the ColorWorks Center in West ChiCAgo, illinois  provides a creative and collaborative environment for designers, specifiers, marketing specialists and brand managers to explore the latest color concepts, technologies and solutions for consumer packaging.

pACkAging prototype molds At Clariant, color development is enhanced by our wide range of packaging prototype molds. Whether mono or multilayer bottles, tubes, compact cases, closures or PET applications, your brand storyboards quickly come to life in 3D.

COLORWORKS®

NORTH AMERICA

c/o Clariant Corporation625 Wegner Drive West Chicago, IL 60185USAPhone: +1­630­562­9700Fax: +1­630­562­9900

COLORWORKS®

ASIA PACIFIC

c/o Clariant (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.8 Third Chin Bee RoadJurong Industrial Estate618684 Singapore SingaporePhone: +65­6265­5866Fax: +65­6265­7897

COLORWORKS®

EUROPE/IMEA

c/o Clariant Masterbatches (Italia) S.p.A.Via Bergamo, 7723807 Merate (LC) ItalyPhone: +39­02­9918­4343Fax: +39­02­9918­4344

COLORWORKS®

LATIN AMERICA

c/o Clariant (Brazil) S.A.Av Nações Unidas,18.00104795­900 Santo AmaroSão Paulo BrazilPhone: +55­11­5683­7371Fax: +55­11­5683­7808

WWW.COLORWORKS.CLARIANT.COM

This information corresponds to the present state of our knowledge and is intended as a general description of our products and their possible applications. Clariant makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the information’s accuracy, adequacy, sufficiency or freedom from defect and assumes no liability in connection with any use of this information. Any user of this product is responsible for determining the suitability of Clariant’s products for its particular application. *Nothing included in this information waives any of Clariant’s General Terms and Conditions of Sale, which control unless it agrees otherwise in writing. Any existing intellectual/industrial property rights must be observed. Due to possible changes in our products and applicable national and international regulations and laws, the status of our products could change. Material Safety Data Sheets providing safety precautions, that should be observed when handling or storing Clariant products, are available upon request and are provided in compliance with applicable law. You should obtain and review the applicable Material Safety Data Sheet information before handling any of these products. For additional information, please contact Clariant.

*  For sales to customers located within the United States and Canada the following applies in addition No express or implied warranty is made of the merchantability, suitability, fitness for a particular purpose or otherwise of any product or service. 9/2013

© 2013 Clariant International Ltd, Rothausstrasse 61, 4132 Muttenz, Switzerland® Product and service marks protected by Clariant

MB

113

8 0

9.13

EN