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Paris-La Défense, 7 October 2020 Safic-Alcan France, subsidiary of the independent specialty chemicals distributor and headquarters of the Safic-Alcan Group, is proud to announce that its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance has been awarded the Gold rating by the agency EcoVadis. Since 2014, Safic-Alcan France decided to implement a CSR ongoing assessment process. EcoVadis was chosen as it assesses the...
One of our most famous examples in chemistry and possibly our most memorable from Strem Chemicals is the prototype of palladium cross-coupling catalysts, always in stock in the UK. A vivid yellow! Tetrakis (triphenylphosphine)palladium(0), or Pd(PPh3)4, is perhaps the best-known catalyst for classical cross-coupling reactions. As evidenced by greater than 12,000 references in SciFinder, Pd(PPh3)4 is a workhorse of Pd(0)-catalyzed...
Johnson Matthey to manufacture regulatory starting materials for Sarepta Therapeutics’ RNA technology-based clinical and commercial programmes. Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in science that enables a cleaner and healthier world, has entered into a five-year supply agreement with Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. to continue supplying regulatory starting materials to support Sarepta’s phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO) and peptide phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer...
Kerfoot Group, the leading supplier of natural and organic oils, essential oils, waxes and butters, for the personal care products sector in the UK, has challenged the industry to reframe the ingredients supply narrative in favour of authenticity-led innovation, in response to the recent findings that 82% of Avocado Oil sold in the US is mislabelled, rancid or adulterated. The...
Kerfoot Group, leading supplier of natural and organic oils, essential oils, waxes and butters, for the personal care products sector in the UK, has commented on the significant changes to the market, witnessed as a result of Covid-19. In its capacity as an end-to-end supplier with extensive oversight of the personal care market, representatives from the business have outlined their...
Safic-Alcan, a global distributor of specialty chemicals, is happy to announce that it has extended its distribution partnership with Momentive Quartz Technologies across Europe for its Boron Nitride range. As a market leader, Momentive Quartz Technologies, with its Boron Nitride powders, is recognized globally in the field of lubrication applications, such as oils, greases, lubricants (liquid or dry), metal processing,...
Safic-Alcan, a global distributor of specialty chemicals, is happy to announce that it has extended its distribution partnership with RapidPurge in Europe effective May 1st. 2020. The extended agreement covers Spain, Portugal, UK, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Turkey. Safic-Alcan is already a successful partner for RapidPurge in France and Italy....
Kerfoot sees strong upswing in oil blends and infusions for personal care product supply efficiency Kerfoot Group, a leading supplier of natural and organic oils, essential oils, waxes and butters for the personal care products sector in the UK, has commented on a significant market shift towards oil blends in cosmetic and personal care formulations. The business has recently identified...
Paris-La Défense, May 19 2020 – Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, is pleased to announce its extended exclusive distribution agreement with TRONOX for the whole ranges of TiONA® TiO2 pigments in Benelux and Turkey, effective April 1st 2020 and May 1st 2020, respectively. Recognized globally, TiONA® titanium dioxide pigments are synonymous with high quality and reliability. They have been...
Thomas Swan consolidates its leading position in Graphene production with patents granted in continuous centrifugation Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., one of the UK’s leading independent chemical manufacturers, announced that it has been granted patents GB1521001.6 and GB1619983.8 for the process of continuous centrifugation in the separation of sub-micron (nanoscale) materials. The patents are part of a portfolio of rights...
