Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industry

Heraeus offers the chemical industry a diverse array of products. Precious-metal catalysts are used worldwide in industrial chemistry processes and the purification of technical gases. In the chemical industry, fertilizer manufacturers use platinum and platinum-alloy catalyst gauzes more than six meters in diameter. The latest generation of catalysts also reduces emissions of greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide, thereby contributing to climate protection. Heraeus supplies industry with precious-metal chemicals and solutions based on platinum-group metals, gold and silver for a wide variety of applications. Deuterium lamps work well for online process monitoring in the chemical industry. UV emitters are used for photochemical reactions, triggering changes as compounds absorb optical radiation. Heraeus is a market leader in the production of platium based active pharmaceutical Ingredients for combating cancer. The pharmaceuticals division has also broadened its product line with the biosynthesis (fermentation) of rubicins (antitumor agents).