Company Announcements

AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO ART. 53 LR

• Clariant publishes the Integrated Report 2023, detailing the company’s financial and non-financial business activities for the year.
• For ease of orientation, the report is now available in one concise PDF edition.
• In keeping with our mission to become leaders in sustainability and in consideration of new regulations, the report now contains additional metrics to monitor our progress.
• The Board of Directors will present the Integrated Report 2023 to the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 9 April 2024.

MUTTENZ, MARCH 14, 2024

Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, today published its Integrated Report 2023, which presents a transparent and concise account of the company’s financial and non-financial business activities.

For ease of orientation, the report is now available in one concise PDF edition. You can access the PDF and a selection of highlights from the report with the following link: Integrated Report 2023 (clariant.com)

Clariant’s purpose ‘Greater chemistry – between people and planet’ is based on key themes of Customer Focus, Innovative Chemistry, Leading in Sustainability and People Engagement. With this in mind, the Integrated Report answers the questions of how we place our customers at the heart of our organizational set-up, how we innovate for sustainability and how we root our values in our corporate culture. In keeping our mission to become leaders in sustainability and in consideration of new regulations, the report now contains additional metrics to monitor our progress.

“Through our innovation power, we at Clariant stand by our sustainability promise to our customers, our partners, our employees, and the environment,” said Günter von Au, Chairman of the Board of Directors. “By delivering important metrics, our Integrated Report shows our considerable progress in terms of sustainability in addition to all important business data in a transparent manner.” 

Clariant looks back on a year marked by macroeconomic challenges, but that nonetheless brought us significantly closer to achieving our ambitious non-financial targets. Along with this, we are proud that the changes in our operating model that we implemented in 2023 are also showing results, with increased customer satisfaction, significantly higher employee engagement, and a safety record that is in the top quartile of our industry.
At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 9 April 2024, the Board of Directors will present the Integrated Report detailing the business developments for the year 2023 to the shareholders. The agenda for the 2024 AGM was also published today and can be accessed with the following link: Annual General Meeting (clariant.com)

CORPORATE MEDIA RELATIONS   Jochen Dubiel Phone +41 61 469 63 63 jochen.dubiel@clariant.com   Ellese Caruana Phone +41 61 469 63 63 ellese.caruana@clariant.com   Luca Lavina Phone +41 61 469 63 63 luca.lavina@clariant.com

INVESTOR RELATIONS   Andreas Schwarzwälder Phone +41 61 469 63 73 andreas.schwarzwaelder@clariant.com   Thijs Bouwens Phone +41 61 469 63 73 thijs.bouwens@clariant.com

Follow us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram.   This media release contains certain statements that are neither reported financial results nor other historical information. This document also includes forward-looking statements. Because these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual future results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond Clariant’s ability to control or estimate precisely, such as future market conditions, currency fluctuations, the behavior of other market participants, the actions of governmental regulators and other risk factors such as: the timing and strength of new product offerings; pricing strategies of competitors; the Company’s ability to continue to receive adequate products from its vendors on acceptable terms, or at all, and to continue to obtain sufficient financing to meet its liquidity needs; and changes in the political, social and regulatory framework in which the Company operates or in economic or technological trends or conditions, including currency fluctuations, inflation and consumer confidence, on a global, regional or national basis. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. Clariant does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of these materials.   www.clariant.com     Clariant is a focused specialty chemical company led by the overarching purpose of “Greater chemistry – between people and planet.” By connecting customer focus, innovation, and people the company creates solutions to foster sustainability in different industries. On 31 December 2023, Clariant totaled a staff number of 10 481 and recorded sales of CHF 4.377 billion in the fiscal year for its continuing businesses. Since January 2023, the Group conducts its business through the three Business Units Care Chemicals, Catalysts, and Adsorbents & Additives. Clariant is based in Switzerland.

Attachments

• Clariant Media Release Integrated Report 2023 DE 20240314
• Clariant Media Release Integrated Report 2023 EN 20240314