Group structure
The registered address of Clariant Ltd is Rothausstrasse 61, 4132 Muttenz, Switzerland. The company’s business operations are conducted through Clariant Group companies. Clariant Ltd, a holding company organized under Swiss law, directly or indirectly owns all Clariant Group companies worldwide. With the exception of Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd, these companies’ shares are not publicly traded. Clariant owns 51% of the publicly traded company Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd, based in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, India, and listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited under Stock ID »CLNINDIA« and having ISIN No. INE492A01020.
The important subsidiaries of Clariant Ltd are listed in Note 36 of the »Notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Clariant Group«.
The Group conducts its business through seven Business Units (Additives; Catalysts; Functional Minerals; Industrial & Consumer Specialties; Masterbatches; Oil & Mining Services; Pigments) and reports in the following four Business Areas: Care Chemicals; Catalysis; Natural Resources; Plastics & Coatings.
Significant shareholdings of 3% or more of total share capital
Based on the notifications received by Clariant and published by SIX Exchange Regulation, as at 31 December 2016 the following shareholders held more than 3% of voting rights in Clariant Ltd:
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Voting rights |
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Group of former shareholders of Süd-Chemie AG1 |
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13.89% |
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Thereof (as a separate sub-group): Blue Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Am Holzmaierfeld, 82064 Grossdingharting (Germany) and Maple Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Am Holzmaierfeld, 82064 Grossdingharting (Germany)2 |
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3.73% |
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APG Asset Management N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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5.01% |
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BlackRock Inc., New York |
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3.08% |
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Cymbria, Canada |
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3.06% |
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Citadel Multi-Strategy Equities Sàrl |
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3.02% |
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Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway) |
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3.003% |
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UBS Funds Management (Switzerland) AG |
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3.001% |
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Disclosure notifications during the financial year 2016 reported to the Stock Exchange Disclosure Office pursuant to Art. 120 of the Financial Markets Infrastructure Act (FMIA) as well as further information in relation to disclosure notifications can be found on the SIX Swiss Exchange reporting platform.
As of 31 December 2016, former shareholders of Süd-Chemie AG, who had exchanged their shares against Clariant shares in April 2011, held a total of 13.89% of the share capital of Clariant Ltd. These shareholders are related to each other for family or other reasons (especially the Wamsler, Winterstein, Schweighart and Stockhausen families).
At 31 December 2016, Clariant AG itself held 7 887 728 shares in treasury, corresponding to 2.38% of the share capital.
Cross-shareholdings
There are no cross-shareholdings.
Additive
A substance added to products in small quantities to achieve certain properties or to improve a product (Clariant Business Unit Additives). VIEW ENTIRE GLOSSARY
Catalyst
A substance that lowers the activation energy, thereby increasing the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction itself (Clariant Business Unit Catalysts). VIEW ENTIRE GLOSSARY
Masterbatches
These are plastic additives in the form of granules with dyestuffs or other additives used to dye or alter the properties of natural plastic. VIEW ENTIRE GLOSSARY
Pigment
Pigments are substances used for coloring; they are used in a technical manner, for example in the manufacture of dyes, varnishes, and plastics. VIEW ENTIRE GLOSSARY
Business area
In 2013 Clariant adjusted its reporting segments and grouped its businesses with similar end-user markets and growth drivers into four distinct Business Areas: Care Chemicals, Catalysis, Natural Resources, and Plastics & Coatings. VIEW ENTIRE GLOSSARY