Media Release

Clariant receives the Partner to Win

Award in the category “Joint Value Creation”

 Exclusively developed specialty masterbatch for Unilever  Clariant has been awarded for the second time in a row

Muttenz, November 3, 2014 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, recently received the Unilever Partner to Win Award in the category Joint Value Creation for the second year in a row. The award was won on 1st September 2014 at Unilever’s 4th Partner to Win supplier summit at Wembley, London.

Clariant won for its collaboration with Unilever, which resulted in standardization of its global packaging platform. The results meant that it is more cost efficient, and keeps quality and product characteristics the same.

Dhaval Buch, Chief Procurement Officer, Unilever said: “I congratulate Clariant for winning the Joint Value Creation award. It is our mission to maintain these fantastic relationships with our suppliers and create mutually beneficial business opportunities. Partner to Win plays a vital role in helping us achieve the Compass vision – our strategy for sustainable growth, which can only be delivered through partnerships.”

Unilever hosted the 4th Partner to Win Summit in Wembley Stadium, London. The Summit was attended by over 330 representatives from Unilever's strategic supplier partners. The program of activity was aimed at deepening relationships to drive consistently sustainable growth for Unilever globally.

“Clariant is highly honored by this recognition from Unilever through its prestigious award. It confirms and endorses the value of our tailored approach to support our customers with customized technical solutions, co-developed with our company’s R&D experts and within our application facilities. It is the second time in a row that Clariant stands out with its understanding and strong focus on customer needs. This is truly a win-win project for Unilever and Clariant and demonstrates Clariant´s unique position and offer to the market as a multi-faceted specialty chemicals company,” commented Christian Kohlpaintner, Member of Clariant’s Executive Committee.

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Clariant receives the Unilever Partner to Win Award in the category “Joint Value Creation“. (Photo: Clariant)

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Clariant is a globally leading specialty chemicals company, based in Muttenz near Basel/Switzerland. On December 31, 2013 the company employed a total workforce of 18,099. In the financial year 2013, Clariant recorded sales of CHF 6.076 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.

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of , Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries. We work with 174,000 colleagues around the world and generated annual sales of €49.8 billion in 2013. Over half of our company’s footprint is in the faster growing developing and emerging markets (57% in 2013). Working to create a better future every day, we help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. Our portfolio includes some of the world’s best known , 14 of which - Knorr, / Omo, , , Hellmann’s, , , / Sure, Wall’s ice cream, , Flora / Becel, Rama / Blue Band, and / Lynx - now generate a turnover of €1 billion or more. Our ambition is to double the size of our business, whilst reducing our overall environmental footprint (including sourcing, consumer use and disposal) and increasing our positive social impact. We are committed to helping more than a billion people take action to improve their health and well-being, sourcing all our agricultural raw materials sustainably by 2020, and decoupling our growth from our environmental impact. Supporting our three big goals, we have defined nine commitments, underpinned by targets encompassing social, environmental and economic areas. See more on the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan at www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/.

Unilever has been recognised in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes for 14 consecutive years. We are included in the FTSE4Good Index Series and attained a top environmental score of 5, leading to inclusion in the FTSE4Good Environmental Leaders Europe 40 Index. Unilever has been named sector leader of the CDP’s Forests programme for three consecutive years, and in 2014 led the list of Global Corporate Sustainability Leaders in the GlobeScan/SustainAbility annual survey - for the fourth year running. Unilever was named LinkedIn’s third most sought-after employer worldwide in 2013. For more information about Unilever and its brands, please visit www.unilever.com.

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