NEW YORK, NY – VanDeMark Chemical Inc., Lockport, NY, a manufacturer of phosgene and phosgene derivatives, has acquired Framochem Kft, a manufacturer of phosgene products based in Hungary.
The purchase unites two companies with complementary product offerings, having a combined total of 22,000 tons in annual production capacity for phosgene. According to VanDeMark Chemical, the acquisition creates one of the world’s largest independent manufacturers of products based on phosgenation chemistry. These compounds are widely used in the pharmaceutical, agricultural-chemical, personal care, polymer and fine chemical industries.