Prof. Fournier Press Review: January 17 – January 21

Agenda: Clariant, Kaisa, Volvo, BRP, Toyota.

Photo: Plastics Today

Growth strategy for Clariant. Clariant, a Swiss-based company, aims to invest almost 30% of its investment in China. According to Yahoo Finance, the company, which manufactures both runway de-icing products and additives for paints or ingredients for cosmetics, aims to increase its sales by around 4 to 6% per year. The targeted year is 2025. To achieve this ambitious target, the company is considering setting up an aggressive sales force and is not ruling out the option of forming partnerships or making acquisitions to better serve t