Clariant's Plastics & Coatings Ltd. business area serves markets ranging from packaging, consumer goods, medical, and textile to transportation and agriculture. The Additives business offers solutions with functional effects for example for plastics, coatings and printing inks, adhesives, and textiles and fibers. It’s products include a large variety of advanced surface solutions and performance additives that improve heat, light, and weather resistance, among other benefits. Besides that, Additives also offers innovative solutions such as non-halogenated flame retardants that provide environmentally compatible fire protection for electrical and electronic equipment or as key ingredient for intumescent coating systems in construction applications.