[17][18][19], In 2018, Lonza opened a 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) facility in the United States in Pearland, Texas (a suburb of Houston). Lonza Life Science Ingredients (LSI): Food and feed additives for health promotion through to complex chemical intermediates for agriculture. Initially the company produced electricity. In the course of the 20th century Lonza evolved from hydroelectricity and C2 chemistry, through nitrogen chemistry to petrochemistry before moving into fine chemistry and biochemistry[2]. In 2010, they made a deal with GlaxoSmithKline to manufacture therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. [20] This is one of four sites which are focused on cell and gene therapy, the other three being in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Geleen, Netherlands; and Singapore. Our CHI business delivers oral dosage forms alongside nutritional ingredients for the consumer health market. 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What we do today is helping to create a healthier, happier world tomorrow. [16] The presence in India was established in Genome Valley, where ground was broken in 2011. We are here to make a Meaningful Difference. A career at Lonza is more than a job. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. 2016 August 15: announced $300mio acquisition of US based InterHealth Nutraceuticals, 2017 February, announced construction of a CHF 290 million biopharmaceuticals plant (with the French pharmaceutical company. Muenchensteinerstrasse 38 Please complete the form below to get in contact with our experts. Lonza Group AG produces organic fine chemicals, biocides, active ingredients, and biotechnology products. 1985: Acquisition of Molding Compounds SpA (. Lonza also manufactures Imbruvica for Pharmacyclics and Mydicar for Celladon. Please complete the form below to get in contact with our experts. In 1923, Lonza started to convert calcium carbide to metaldehyde (sold as a solid fuel under the brand 'Meta' and then slug repellant) via acetylene and acetaldehyde. Lonza Group Ltd Muenchensteinerstrasse 38 CH-4002 Basel Switzerland Tel +41 61 316 81 11 Fax +41 61 316 91 11 Legal To report an ethics concern, ask a question or check the status of a report, visit the Lonza Ethics Hotline. In 1928, ketene production started using acetic acid made by oxidation of acetaldehyde. In the 1940s, Lonza used its C2 basis to enter the vinyl chloride business. In 1956, the production of niacin (an important vitamin) via 5-ethyl-2-methyl-pyridine. The LMC division produces the biocides DMDM-hydantoin, iodocarb, benzisothiazolinone (BIT), methylisothiazolinone (MIT) and chloromethylisothiazolinone (CMIT). Ammonia was also converted to nitric acid. Lonza Group AG produces organic fine chemicals, biocides, active ingredients, and biotechnology products. About Lonza At Lonza, we combine technological innovation with world class manufacturing and process excellence. CH-4002 Basel We do not just work in the life sciences industries, we are transforming them. Lonza Group is a Swiss multinational, chemicals and biotechnology company, headquartered in Basel, with major facilities in Europe, North America and South Asia. The production was relocated to Sins and finally discontinued. At the start of WWII, Lonza was contracted by the Swiss government to produce synthetic fuel, which it did by converting acetaldehyde to paraldehyde, used as an additive in transport fuel. [15] This site accounting shows significant changes from a 2016 self-description, which listed sixteen major sites. Several new processes were launched in the 1920s. 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