Nitriles from Alzchem: A reliable source of raw materials for active pharmaceutical ingredient production
Nitriles have been for many years an integral part of Alzchem's wide-ranging product portfolio, which is in worldwide demand. They can be used in a variety of ways, especially in the pharmaceutical industry.
Alzchem has been producing and marketing various nitriles under the brand name NITRALZ® for around 50 years. In recent years, the company has once again expanded its product range in this area; by using gas phase technology it has developed several new nitriles and successfully launched them to the market.
An important area of application for Alzchem's various aromatic and aliphatic nitriles is in pharmaceuticals where they are increasingly used in pharmaceutical intermediates for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
Alzchem's nitriles and their derivatives can be found in the highest possible technical quality in inter alia, anti-HIV drugs, blood thinners, sartans for high blood pressure or anti-allergic drugs, and thus support the fight against many diseases that are spread worldwide.
One reason for the increasing demand for Alzchem products, in addition to the consistently high level of quality, is above all the effects of the corona pandemic. Logistic bottlenecks, amongst other things, have also caused a rethinking of the supply chains in the pharmaceutical industry. Security of supply and sustainability in the procurement of key raw materials, ideally from Europe, are far more in focus.
With the forward looking and European focused design of the supply chain, together with highly reliable facilities at the highest technical level, Alzchem ensures supply capability even in times of crisis. In this way, the company positions itself as a reliable partner to the pharmaceutical industry with the usual high-end product and service quality "Made in Germany".
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About Alzchem
Alzchem is a globally active specialty chemicals company that is predominantly among the market leaders in its fields of activity. Alzchem benefits in particular from the three very different global developments of climate change, population growth and longer life expectancy. In order to achieve the resulting social goals, Alzchem products can offer attractive solutions with a wide range of different applications.
The company sees interesting growth prospects for itself especially in the areas of human and animal nutrition and agriculture. As a result of population growth, it is necessary to achieve efficient food production. Pharmaceutical raw materials and our creatine products can contribute to healthy aging as life expectancy increases. Alzchem is facing up to the goal of sustainability arising from climate change in the field of renewable energies and across the entire company. The fields of fine chemicals and metallurgy offer just as great a perspective.
The broad product range of Alzchem Group AG includes dietary supplements, precursors for corona tests and pharmaceutical raw materials. These products are our company’s response to global trends and developments. Alzchem is ideally positioned in this regard and sees itself as well equipped for an environmentally oriented future and global developments.
The company employs around 1,630 people at four production sites in Germany and one plant in Sweden, as well as two sales companies in the USA and China. In 2021, Alzchem generated consolidated sales of around EUR 422.3 million and EBITDA of around EUR 62.0 million.