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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
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Houston, TX, August 25, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced its new HOSTAFRAC® SF 13213 innovative chemical flowback aid for hydraulic fracturing.
The new sugar-based surfactant dramatically lowers the fluid’s surface and interface tension to significantly increase the flowback of the hydraulic fracturing fluid. HOSTAFRAC SF 13213 effectively lowers the formation damage caused by emulsification of the fracture fluids in the reservoir. While as little as 13 percent of the fluid used during the hydraulic fracturing process can be recovered without flowback aid additives, the new HOSTAFRAC SF 13213 increases fluid recovery levels to as high as 87 percent.
Offering significant sustainability advantages, HOSTAFRAC SF 13213 has earned Clariant’s EcoTain® label for sustainability. Products with this designation undergo a systematic, in-depth screening process using 36 criteria in three sustainability dimensions: social, environmental and economic. EcoTain products significantly exceed sustainability market standards, have best-in-class performance and contribute overall to the sustainability efforts of Clariant and its customers.
“Employing sustainably sourced sugar in this advanced delivery system is state-of-the-art and represents a step change for sustainability efforts with regard to hydraulic fracturing,” says Dr. Jonathan Wylde, global head of innovation for Clariant Oil Services. “This development will truly make a difference for our customers’ operations by delivering a high-performance chemistry that also improves their operation’s environmental profile.”
Clariant Oil Services’ new HOSTAFRAC® SF 13213 delivers a step change for flowback aid sustainability
Clariant is a globally leading specialty chemicals company, based in Muttenz near Basel/Switzerland. On December 31, 2014 the company employed a total workforce of 17 003. In the financial year 2014, Clariant recorded sales of CHF 6.116 billion for its continuing businesses. The company reports in four business areas: Care Chemicals, Catalysis & Energy, Natural Resources, and Plastics & Coatings. Clariant’s corporate strategy is based on five pillars: increase profitability, reposition portfolio, add value with sustainability, foster innovation and R&D, and intensify growth.
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