Specialty chemicals from Merck are important components of the process chain from drug development to industrial production. They ensure reliable analysis in research and dependable production processes. People encounter our products in many technologically complex applications and day-to-day products such as automotive coatings, medicines or cosmetics. Expertise in chemistry and customer-centric innovations have made us a successful supplier to the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, plastics, coatings and printing industries. Our goal is to further expand our know-how in regulated markets. The division operates in three business areas: Laboratory Business, Life Science Solutions and Pigments.
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Key product groups
- Laboratory chemicals available in various specifications including the relevant certificates of analysis and safety data sheets, thus ensuring reliable and comparable results.
- Products and solutions using the latest technological expertise in chemical and biotechnological processes, and geared to customer needs in a variety of sectors, particularly the pharmaceutical industry.
- Innovative effect pigments for use in coatings, packaging and product design, which impart not only decorative but also security-relevant features, such as brand and anti-counterfeit protection.
Key developments in 2009
- Steep decline in sales of effect pigments impacts the division’s performance
- Free cash flow doubled by reduction of inventories
- Life Science Solutions and Laboratory Business largely stable
- Leading role assumed in the Indian biosciences market through the acquisition of Bangalore Genei
- Acquisition of Taizhu, a leading Chinese supplier of effects pigments, offers new growth opportunities
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