Business Description

Clariant AG is engaged in specialty chemicals’ production, distribution, sale, and development. The company operates the following segments: Catalysis, Natural Resources; Care Chemicals,  Plastics, and Coatings and Corporate. Care Chemicals includes the industrial and consumer specialty business unit (BU), food additives, and industrial biotechnology.

Catalysis is a segment that develops, manufactures, and sells catalyst products in the fuel, chemical,  and automotive industries. Natural Resources include mining services and useful minerals. Plastics and Coatings include BUs pigments, additives, and masterbatches. The company was established in 1995. It is headquartered in Muttenz in Switzerland.

Key Financials

Revenue (US$ Mn)

• US$ 4,537 Mn was the annual revenue generated by Clariant AG in 2021
• Clariant AG’s annual revenue for 2020 was US$ 4,270 Mn, a -3% decrease from 2019
• From 2018’s annual revenues, Clariant AG registered a -33.89% decrease in 2019, amounting to US$ 4,402 Mn
• Total revenue of US$ 6,658 Mn was generated in 2018 by Clariant AG

Operating Income (US$ Mn)

• Clariant AG’s operating income for 2021 was US$ 457 Mn, a 38.5% increase from the 2020
• The operating income generated by Clariant AG in 2020 was US$ 330 Mn
• At a -69.92% decrease, Clariant AG’s operating income of US$ 165 Mn was indexed in 2019
• Clariant AG generated an operating income of US$ 549 Mn in 2018

Net Income (US$ Mn)

• Clariant AG’s net income for 2021 was US$ 387 Mn, a -56.21% decrease from 2020
• The net income generated by Clariant AG in 2020 was US$ 884 Mn
• At a -89.38% decrease, Clariant AG’s net income of US$ 38 Mn was indexed in 2019
• Clariant AG generated a net income of US$ 358 Mn in 2018

Operating Margin %

• 10% was the operating margin generated by Clariant AG in 2021
• Clariant AG’s operating margin for 2020 was 8%, a 102.63% increase from 2019
• From 2018’s operating margins, Clariant AG registered a -53.66% decrease in 2019, amounting to 4%
• An operating margin of 8% was generated in 2018 by Clariant AG

Gross Margin %

• Clariant AG’s gross margin for 2021 was 30%, a -2.63% decrease from 2020
• The gross margin generated by Clariant AG in 2020 was 30%
• At a 7.19% increase, Clariant AG’s gross margin of 31% was indexed in 2019
• Clariant AG generated a gross margin of 29% in 2018

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Robust position in the market

Clariant has a strong and robust position in the market. Under the care chemicals segment, the group is leading in the aviation industry, stands second in the crop solutions industry, and also leads the market with the third and fourth positions in personal, industrial, and home care. Under the catalysis segment, the group is the market leader in petrochemical catalysts and second in syngas as well as chemical catalysts in FY2017.

Moreover, the group leads the absorbents industry under the natural resources segment, with refinery services being in the second position, oil services in the third place, and mining services being in the fourth place in the market, during the year. In addition, the masterbatches and decorative paints business is leading the market with industrial coatings being at the second position in the market in FY2017. The group’s strong position in the market gives it a competitive advantage in the market.

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