Isochem

PMC Isochem is a French chemical company established in 1974, which specialises in custom chemical synthesis.

History

 * 1974: Isochem was established in Gennevilliers.
 * 1977: A site was opened in Pithiviers (formerly Agrifarm), in central France.
 * 1979: The company was audited and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time.
 * 1990: Isochem joined the Groupe SNPE, a French holding company that manufactures explosives.
 * 1991: Isochem acquired the Vert-le-Petit site (formerly IRCHA Fine Chemicals and Propeptide).
 * 2003: Isochem acquired the Pont-de-Claix platform and the Hungarian subsidiary Framochem.
 * 2010: Isochem was acquired by the German industrial holding company Aurelius AG.
 * 2012: Isochem acquired Wychem (UK). ,
 * 2014: Isochem sold its Framochem subsidiary.
 * 2016: Isochem sold its Wychem subsidiary.


 * 2017: PMC Group France, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PMC Group International Inc., announced the acquisition of Isochem. This resulted in the name change to PMC Isochem.

In its early days, Isochem mainly concentrated on the extraction and semisynthesis of natural substances, such as quinine.

In the 1990s, Isochem collaborated with Groupe SNPE (Société Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs) to undertake processes such as phosgenation, nitration, and the manufacturing of amino-acid derivatives such as NCAs,, UNCAs, and peptides. ,

Industrial Sites
Isochem's runs sites at:
 * Vert-le-Petit: Head office and phosgene chemistry.
 * Gennevilliers: Fractional distillation and cold reactions (-70 °C).
 * Pithiviers: Hydrogenation under pressure and waste processing.
 * Pont de Claix: Active ingredients and intermediates for agrochemicals.

Most sites have a research and development team..