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2007-06-23 News Release

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Specialty Chemicals biz at Chemspec Europe

Wholly owned subsidiary of the LANXESS chemicals group, Saltigo, to showcase its impressive portfolio at Chemspec Europe in Amsterdam.

A wholly owned subsidiary of the LANXESS chemicals group, Saltigo GmbH, a global service-provider for custom synthesis and custom manufacturing, will be showcasing its impressive portfolio at Chemspec Europe 2007, on June 27 and 28 in Amsterdam RAI, Stand No. A 1.

Saltigo offers tailor-made end-to-end solutions for customers from the pharmaceutical and crop protection sectors as well as for various non-life science industries. Its service portfolio comprises the development and optimization of chemical syntheses, the piloting and upscaling of existing processes and the large-scale production of complex molecules. Saltigo also provides its customers with skilled support on issues related to analytics, supply chain optimization and the registration of substances.

In fact, technological expertise is a key element of Saltigo’s service offering. For example, the Agrochemicals business line operates its own dedicated technology lab, which incorporates process engineering facilities and specialist labs for distillation and thermoanalytics. Experts in the lab focus specifically on operations that have previously often proven difficult to implement on a production scale. “To ensure the upscaling process runs smoothly within a tight timeframe, we need to analyze critical reactions and operations as comprehensively and as early as possible, often in tandem with process engineering. Our technology lab is thus a central element of the development process and helps us save time and cut costs,” explains Dr. Ulrich Notheis, the laboratory manager. “In one instance, we used liter-scale calorimeter tests to analyze a nitration and then worked with our customer to upscale this nitration directly – and successfully – into a continuous production process running at a capacity of over 20 tons per day,” he adds. The lab also makes it possible, for example, to switch to alternative metering strategies in good time or to begin optimizing quality-critical crystallization at an early stage.

Stirred vessel for the production of active ingredients for the crop protection industry at the Leverkusen site of Saltigo GmbH. Click Here for High resolution image. photo: Saltigo GmbH

Technology lab accompanies syntheses all the way up to production scale

The company’s extensive know-how in implementing existing technical packages and developing and optimizing chemical syntheses is a major reason why high-profile companies from around the world choose Saltigo as a full-service supplier. Some 150 of the company’s 1,400 employees are tasked with developing the optimal synthesis strategy for customers, taking into account issues such as cost, speed and reliability. Saltigo’s multipurpose plants boast a broad technology portfolio that can also handle complex requirements including high pressures and low temperatures down to minus 120 ?C. This high technological standard is supplemented by Saltigo’s expertise in the safe handling of hazardous reagents such as fluorine and phosgene.

In response to the growing demand for pharmaceutical intermediates and active ingredients, an additional plant for production under CGMP (current good manufacturing practice) conditions is currently being set up at the integrated Leverkusen site at a cost of some EUR 10 million. Reaction vessels made from a range of materials and with capacities of between 2.5 and 8 cubic meters will be in use at the plant, where a total annual capacity of over 200 tons is expected to be available some time this year.

The Specialty Chemicals business line has established itself as a skilled high-performance service-provider for the polymer, imaging, consumer care and electronics industries. “Our customers particularly value our ability to support them throughout the entire product lifecycle – from the first sample amounts through piloting to commercial production,” explains Dr. Thomas Gernot, head of Marketing for the business line. Functional and process chemicals, which are used among other things in the manufacture of flat screens, are a key area of specialization for this business line.

Saltigo also recently began working with the Italian company Endura Fine Chemicals to expand its insecticide activities. In future, Endura will market the active ingredient Bayrepel (KBR 3023, Icaridin) on behalf of Saltigo in South and Central America, Africa, India and the Middle East. This modern insect repellent, which is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), has been helping to combat deadly diseases such as malaria and yellow fever since it was first launched on the market in 1998.

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