A wide range of products for a variety of applications |
 | | Life Science Ingredients is Lonza’s oldest division, with some of its products dating back to the first decades of the 20th century. However, its history is marked by ongoing rejuvenation of the product offering through the addition of new products. Today, Life Science Ingredients consists of three business units – Nutrition Ingredients, Microbial Control and Performance Intermediates – and offers a wide range of products for applications in nutrition, hygiene, preservation, water treatment, materials protection, as well as in selected industrial markets. |
Nutrition Ingredients’ main products are niacin and niacinamide (vitamin B3), L-carnitine products (Carnipure™ and Carniking®), FiberAid™ and ResistAid™ (larch arabinogalactan), Pro-K™ (vitamin K3) and advanced intermediates for the production of essential vitamins.
Carnipure™ is a special grade of L-carnitine manufactured for food and pharmaceutical applications, while Carniking® is recommended for the manufacture of dry-feed formulations. These L-carnitine products, which are sold by the Life Science Ingredients division, are produced under contract by Lonza Custom Manufacturing APIs at its site in Kouřim (Czech Republic). The key raw material for the product is manufactured at Lonza’s multi-purpose plants in Visp (Switzerland).
Lonza is the leading producer of niacin and niacinamide, a vitamin B3, which is used in pharmaceuticals and added to a large number of foods. It is also used to enrich feedstuffs for production animals and pets, as well as in aquaculture. FiberAid™ and ResistAid™ are made from a natural soluble fiber which offers many significant benefits, the most important being in the areas of immune enhancement and digestive health. Pro-K™, a fat-soluble vitamin essential for the blood-clotting process in animals, is manufactured in Shawinigan (Canada).
The Nutrition Ingredients business unit also offers Meta®, a brand providing a solution for slug and snail problems in terms of efficacy and environmental profile. It is the most efficient molluscicide, working in all weather conditions.
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The Microbial Control business unit provides solutions for healthy homes and workplaces.
It is focused on five key areas: Hygiene, Wood Protection, Water Treatment, Oil & Gas, and Industrial Preservation.
The hygiene and preservation offering includes active ingredients and formulated products for use in disinfectants and sanitizers for institutional and household cleaning and disinfection products. In the area of preservation, Lonza provides a wide range of preservative products and specialty additive technologies for applications such as skin care, hair care and sun protection. Lonza offers biocides and anti-corrosives for recreational and industrial water treatment, paper application and oil-field applications, while the materials protection business provides chemical solutions to preserve and improve dimensional lumber, engineered wood products, plastic and other construction materials. |
The Performance Intermediates business unit includes diketene and HCN derivatives as well as high-performance materials and agrochemical active substances.
HCN intermediates are used for the manufacture of agrochemicals, dyestuffs, optical brighteners, adhesives, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, whereas diketene derivatives are utilized in vitamins, fragrances, agrochemicals, pigments and pharmaceuticals.
Lonza’s high-performance materials are used in the electronics, aerospace and automotive industries. Pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) is applied in flexible electronic circuit boards, commonly found in mobile phones. The Primaset® cyanate esters are the material of choice for highly demanding aerospace and electronic applications.
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