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Moody's changes Clariant's outlook to positive from stable, affirms Ba1 ratings

Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has today changed the outlook to positive from stable on all ratings of Clariant AG ("Clariant or the company"). At the same time, Moody's has affirmed the Ba1 corporate family rating (CFR), the Ba1-PD probability of default rating (PDR) and the Ba1 rating for t...
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Clariant AG

Clariant is a specialty chemicals group based in Switzerland. Co. develops, manufactures, distributes and sells a broad range of specialty chemicals which play a key role in its customers' manufacturing and treatment processes or add value to their end products. Co. has manufacturing plants around the world and sells mainly in countries within Europe, the Americas and Asia. Co.'s businesses are organized into four business areas: Care Chemicals (BU Industrial & Consumer Specialties), Catalysis & Energy (BU Catalysts, Business Line Energy Storage), Natural Resources (BU Oil & Mining Services, BU Functional Minerals), and Plastics & Coatings (BU Additives, BU Masterbatches, BU Pigments).

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Moody's Investors Service
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