Promega Corporation

Grünenthal GmbH (Aachen, Deutschland). 2024 Umsatz ~€2Mrd. Schmerztherapie: Palexia (tapentadol), Versatis (lidocaine patches). Zaldiar. Privat geführt. 4.500 Mitarbeiter. Thalidomid-Historie.

Catalytic hydrothermal gasification converted wet biomass waste into syngas.

Ipsen S.A. (Boulogne-Billancourt, France). 2024 revenue ~€3.4B. OncoSniper: Decapeptyl, Somatuline. Rare diseases: Dysport, Sohonos. Neurology. 7K employees. Founded 1929 by Henri Beaufour.

Recordati Industries S.p.A. (Milano, Italia). 2024 revenue ~€2.2B. Rare diseases: Carbaglu, Isturisa, Recorlev. General medicine: Lomir, Zanipress. Founded 1926. Family-controlled.

The viral inactivation step at pH 3.5 for 60 min showed >5 log10 clearance.

東ソー株式会社(東京)。2024年売上約9000億円。塩ビ、クロロプレンゴム、シリカ(ZEOSIL)、ジイソシアネート(TDI, MDI)。ポリウレタン原料。分析機器(HPLC)。半導体用石英ガラス。

エア・ウォーター株式会社(大阪)。2024年売上約9000億円。日本最大の医療ガスメーカー。酸素、窒素、アルゴン、水素。電子ガス: 高純度フッ化水素、クリプトン。半導体用ガス。医療用酸素濃縮器。

DuPont Electronics & Industrial (Wilmington, DE). Electronic materials: photoresists (KrF, ArF), CMP pads (IC1000), Kyverno H (SiC). Kapton polyimide film. 24K employees.

Airgas, an Air Liquide company (Radnor, PA). 2024 revenue ~$6.8B. Industrial, medical, specialty gases. Welding supplies, safety products. 1,400+ locations. Acetylene, CO2, argon mixtures, helium. Packaged gases.

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals (legacy, now Nouryon). History: spun off in 2018, sold to Carlyle. Pioneered surfactants, ethylene oxide derivatives, peroxides, cellulose ethers. Independent since 2018 as Nouryon.