Saltigo to showcase its impressive portfolio at Chemspec
09 Jun '08
3 min read
A worldwide network of experienced experts offers comprehensive expertise in managing sophisticated reaction steps and sequences, e.g. asymmetrical, catalytic hydrogenation, reactions at low temperatures (down to -100 °C) or under high pressure. Compounds with azides, hydrocyanic acid, fluorine and phosgene are also handled reliably and safely.
With a comprehensive reaction and technology portfolio, projects can either be based on existing technical packages or on newly developed, customized synthesis routes.
This set up means that a whole range of substances can be delivered reliably and cost-effectively on virtually any scale -from just a few kilograms to several hundred tons.
The insect repellant Saltidin is an exception in Saltigo's portfolio and underlines the company's ability to build on its resources to develop a product-based business.
Saltidin is the new trade name for the proven active ingredient Icaridin, which was previously marketed as Bayrepel. “The new Saltidin name is more clearly related to Saltigo,” says Diana Rudolph, who has global responsibility for Saltidin business.
“Many users find its ease of application convenient”, she adds. For example, many formulations containing Saltidin do not leave a sticky film on the skin once they have been rubbed in.
“Moreover, our product does not smell unpleasant, nor does it damage plastics as badly as other products,” explains Rudolph.
This state-of-the-art insect repellent, which is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), has been helping to combat deadly diseases such as malaria and yellow fever since it was first launched on the market in 1998.