Hazardous Chemistry

We do what others do not dare!

A unique expertise in hazardous reactions

We are a global leader in hazardous chemistry, with more than 135 years’ experience through the history of the Leverkusen site in the production of hazardous compounds and in the identification of short and elegant synthetic routes using hazardous chemistry improving purity, yield and in turn, reducing production costs and environmental impact.

Whatever the scale,  from kilogram to 1000’s tons/year, you can rely on our expertise to make your key intermediates or active ingredients in a safe and reliable way.

Our key hazardous chemistry:

Benefits and advantages of large-scale hazardous chemistry

The use of hazardous chemistry generally helps to considerably reduce the number of synthesis steps as well as the amount of impurities and by-product generated, leading to cost-effective syntheses affording the targeted compounds in high yields.

Hazardous reactions and security of supply

The highly explosive nature of some reagents demands extensive know-how, high safety standards, and strict process controls. We provide supply security thanks to extensive safety testing, specific installation and isolated production units.
We do what others do not dare:

• Explosive compounds
• Shock & friction sensitive compounds such as Nitroglycerin
• Thermally sensitive compounds
• Highly exothermic reactions

Safety testing for hazardous chemistry

Our safety experts are equipped with labs dedicated to safety testing.

• Thermal stability: DSC, TGA, Koenen test, Bonfire test
• Mechanical stability: shock and friction sensitivity test
• Storage stability test
• Tests for detonation propagation (2”-steel tube test)
• Tests for self-decomposing materials
• Dust explosion test (Hartmann tube)
• Reaction calorimetry, reaction heat calculation
• Transport classification

Download our brochures for synthetic molecule manufacturing.

Contact us  for any synthetic molecule manufacturing request.