Clariant, Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced a new collaborative innovation center to support North America’s paints and coatings industry in meeting the challenges of emerging trends, increasing performance requirements and meeting sustainability needs.

Clariant’s laboratory will bring together its research and technical experts in specialty formulation ingredients and additives to foster collaborative product development across all formulation aspects. Customers in the region will benefit from a unique level of R&D and application testing support.

For more information, visit www.clariant.com.