Pfanstiehl Labs
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Supplement ingredient supplier acquired by Ferro Corp. Oct. 31. Terms were not disclosed; the companies hope to complete the transaction during the fourth quarter. Ferro, which makes industrial coatings, chemicals and plastics, said the market for independently produced fine chemicals "is growing rapidly, in part because of the ongoing trend at pharmaceutical companies to outsource chemical production and to instead focus on drug discovery and marketing." Pfanstiehl is supplying glucosamine for an NIH-funded study on osteoarthritis (1"The Tan Sheet" Sept. 4, p. 4)