KemFine
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KemFine Ltd. is a custom fine chemicals
manufacturer, producing active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and intermediates, agrochemicals, and speciality chemicals. It has sites in Kokkola
, Finland
and Grangemouth
, Scotland
. Its headquarters are located in Helsinki
, Finland.
In 1984, the Finnish chemical conglomerate Kemira
erected a multipurpose plant its Kokkola chemical plant complex. The division was called Kemira Fine Chemicals. In 2004, Kemira sold the business to the investor company 3i
. 3i proceeded to complement the new spinoff by buying Avecia Fine Chemicals from Zeneca
(originally from Imperial Chemical Industries
) and merging it into the company in 2005.
KemFine markets custom synthesis in the scale of 10-100 tons for agrochemicals, and produces pharmaceutical intermediates according to GMP
(ICHQ7a) guidelines. It has long-term supply agreements with the top global agrochemical companies. Its customers are other companies.
Fine chemicals
Fine chemicals are pure, single chemical substances that are commercially produced with chemical reactions for highly specialized applications. Fine chemicals produced can be categorized into active pharmaceutical ingredients and their intermediates, biocides, and specialty chemicals for technical...
manufacturer, producing active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and intermediates, agrochemicals, and speciality chemicals. It has sites in Kokkola
Kokkola
Kokkola is a town and municipality of Finland.The town is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and Grangemouth
Grangemouth
Grangemouth is a town and former burgh in the council area of Falkirk, Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, east of Falkirk, west of Bo'ness and south-east of Stirling. Grangemouth had a resident population of 17,906 according to the 2001...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Its headquarters are located in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland.
In 1984, the Finnish chemical conglomerate Kemira
Kemira
Kemira Oyj is a chemical industry group that consists of three main segments. Kemira is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.Kemira’s main shareholder is Oras Invest Oy and its owners, members of the Paasikivi family. Its former main owner, the State of Finland, sold the largest part of its holding...
erected a multipurpose plant its Kokkola chemical plant complex. The division was called Kemira Fine Chemicals. In 2004, Kemira sold the business to the investor company 3i
3i
3i Group plc is a multinational private equity and venture capital company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has offices in 13 countries across Asia, Europe and the Americas and had total assets under management of £12.7 billion as at 31 March 2011...
. 3i proceeded to complement the new spinoff by buying Avecia Fine Chemicals from Zeneca
Zeneca
Zeneca Group PLC was a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Zeneca was formed in June 1993 by the demerger of the pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals businesses of Imperial Chemical Industries into a separate company listed on the London Stock Exchange.In 1999...
(originally from Imperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries was a British chemical company, taken over by AkzoNobel, a Dutch conglomerate, one of the largest chemical producers in the world. In its heyday, ICI was the largest manufacturing company in the British Empire, and commonly regarded as a "bellwether of the British...
) and merging it into the company in 2005.
KemFine markets custom synthesis in the scale of 10-100 tons for agrochemicals, and produces pharmaceutical intermediates according to GMP
Good Manufacturing Practice
"Good manufacturing practice" or "GMP" are practices and the systems required to be adapted in pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality control, quality system covering the manufacture and testing of pharmaceuticals or drugs including active pharmaceutical ingredients, diagnostics, foods,...
(ICHQ7a) guidelines. It has long-term supply agreements with the top global agrochemical companies. Its customers are other companies.