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Aspo Chemicals
Aspo Chemicals is Finland's leading industrial chemicals and
plastic raw materials distributor. The company builds on its
solid industry and logistics know-how. The company markets
industrial chemicals, plastic raw materials and automotive
chemicals, both domestically, and in the Russian and Baltic
markets.
Biocid
Ltd.
Biocid develops, researches and supplies BioSecure® which
is a new fully inclusive solution based on hygiene and measuring
services. The solution aims to improve customers' profitability
and safeguard companies' operating enviroment by locating
bio-risks.
Biohit
Plc.
Biohit develops, manufactures and markets liquid handling
products and accessories as well as diagnostic test systems
for use in research, health care and industrial laboratories.
Currently, Biohit’s range of electronic and mechanical
pipettors is the widest in the world. Biohit is also the global
market leader of hand-held electronic pipettors.
Bioretec
Ltd
Bioretec Ltd's business idea is to develop and manufacture
new and innovative bioabsorbable device solutions for various
fields of surgery in global markets. The core of Bioretec's
focus is in drug-releasing and bioactive, drug-releasing products.
The company was founded in Tampere, Finland, in 1998.
BioTie
Therapies Corp.
BioTie converts high impact scientific discoveries
to pharmaceutical success. The company develops novel and
patented biopharmaceutical drugs or pharmaceuticals for global
markets with unmet medical needs. The company's focus is in
inflammation, thrombosis and cancer.
Borealis
Polymers
Borealis Polymers' fully integrated petrochemical complex
produces olefins, polyolefins and compounds, as well as phenol
and aromatics (acetone, benzene, cumene). The Porvoo Research
Centre, the largest such facility within the Borealis Group,
performs extensive research in areas such as catalysis and
polymerisation, the development of new polymers and processes,
and includes a support centre for PE Extrusion Coating, PE
Film and Pipe.
Ekokem
Group
Ekokem Oy Ab is a company specialising in the treatment of
hazardous wastes in an environmentally sound manner, utilising
the best available technologies. The main activities of Ekokem
are the utilization, recycling, disposal and final storage
of hazardous, industrial and municipal wastes, as well as
various other services in the field of waste management.
Finnish
Chemicals Oy
Finnish Chemicals is a global supplier of chemical solutions
and intermediates to broad range of customers including those
in the pulp and paper, life sciences, chemical, crop protection
and water treatment industries. Finnish Chemicals' sites in
Finland are Äetsä, Joutseno and Kuusankoski, and
in the USA Eastover, SC and Augusta, GA. Finnish Chemicals
is owned by Kemira.
Finn-Medi
Research Ltd
Finn-Medi Research Ltd is a biotechnology and healthcare technology
development company located in Tampere Finland. Company offers
tailored expert services for research and business development.
It is also in charge of co-ordinating development programmes
and developing a joint operating model for the Finn-Medi network
in the Tampere region.
Finnzymes
Oy
Finnzymes Oy works intensively at the leading edge of PCR
and transposon technologies. High quality science is the backbone
of the company. The company aims to provide new molecular
biology products of extreme purity to the scientific community.
Finnzymes has been awarded as the most innovative new company
in Finland.
FIT
Biotech Oyj Plc Ltd.
FIT Biotech Oyj Plc is a globally operating, innovative high-tech
company focusing on top level R&D in selected areas of
immunology and medical technology. The novel product ideas
are developed to pharmaceuticals, diagnostics or For Investigational
Use Only (FIUO) products by skilled personnel in a close collaboration
with the partner network.
Forchem
Oy
Forchem is an independent innovative company based in Rauma,
Finland, the location of it's state of the art Tall Oil Refinery.
From here Forchem supply industry-leading products to global
players across a wide range of markets including coatings,
lubricants, soaps, paper size, ink resins, adhesives.
Hormos
Medical Ltd.
Hormos Medical Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company specialising
in the discovery and development of pharmaceutical products
for the hormonal prevention and treatment of certain diseases,
particularly those related to aging. The discovery and research
activities of the company are currently focused on SERM-research,
SARM-research and HSD enzyme research. Hormos Medical is a
subsidiary of QuatRx Pharmaceuticals.
Huhtamäki
Van Lear Group
Huhtamäki is one of the world's largest packaging companies
and the leader in several segments of rigid and flexible packaging
for consumer goods, food service, and fresh foods.
Kemira
Group
Kemira´s growth areas are in pulp and paper chemicals,
water treatment chemicals and paints and coatings. Other areas
of focus include speciality fertilizers and industrial chemicals,
including titanium dioxide pigments.
KWH Pipe
KWH Pipe develops, produces and markets plastic pipes, pipe
components and plastic systems for almost all industrial,
social and construction-engineering purposes. The company
also provides solutions for the transfer of liquids and gases
by land, sea and air.
Leiras
Oy
Leiras operates in all fields of the pharmaceutical industry,
i.e. research and development, production, and marketing.
In research and development Leiras specializes in fertility
control and hormone therapy, treatment of bone disorders and
polymer based drug delivery systems. Internationally, Leiras
is best known for its contraceptive products
Lumene
Group
LUMENE Group is an innovative and rapidly globalizing producer
of top quality products in beauty care and hygiene. LUMENE
Group develops, manufactures, markets and sells top quality
skin care and colour cosmetics, hair cosmetics and cleaning,
disinfection and hygiene products for professional use. The
most important business areas of LUMENE Group are Lumene Cosmetics,
Cutrin and Farmos.
Neste
Oil
Neste Oil Corporation is a leading independent northern European
oil refining and marketing company. They focus on high-quality
traffic fuels and other high value-added petroleum products
with reduced environmental impact. Neste Oil's shares are
quoted on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
Nokian
Tyres Group
Nokian Tyres is the largest tyre manufacturer in the Nordic
countries and the only manufacturer in the world with strategic
focus on products designed for northern conditions. The company
develops and manufactures summer and winter tyres for cars
and bicycles, tyres for heavy-duty vehicles as well as retreading
materials.
Muovix
Oy
Muovix Oy, which specializes in processing recycled plastic,
reclaims and processes industrial and commercial waste plastics
at its production plant. The end product is a plastic raw
material that meets industry's needs and plastic profile for
the needs of construction and agriculture.
Noviant
Noviant is the world's largest producer and marketer of the
most widely used cellulose ether, carboxymethyl cellulose
(CMC). The company delivers CMC worldwide to food, personal
care, pharmaceutical, paper, oil drilling and detergent industries
and also to a variety of other industries.
Orion Group
Orion is the leading Finnish group of businesses specialising
in products for healthcare. The core of Orion's business operations
is Orion Pharma, its largest business division, which develops,
manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals. Other divisions
in the group are Oriola, Orion Diagnostica and Noiro.
Perlos
Group
Perlos is one of the world´s leading manufacturers of
injection-moulded precision thermoplastic components, subassemblies,
injection moulds, electromechanical connectors and automated
assembly lines. The operations fall into three industry segments:
the Telecommunications and Electronics Industry, the Pharmaceutical
Industry and Other Industries.
Premix
Oy
From a modest start as a local producer of black and white
masterbatches (color concentrates) Premix has developed into
a major European supplier of electrically conductive compounds.
Premix has recently extended the range of conductives to cover
also novel non-black versions and new highly conductive thermoplastic
and elastomeric compounds are also being developed.
Stick
Tech Ltd.
Stick Tech is dedicated to the advancement of dentistry. With
its unique glass fibre reinforcement technology the company
offers diversified treatment alternatives, cost effectively,
to promote new dental dimensions around the world.
Uponor
Corporation
Uponor Oyj is one of the world's leading suppliers of plumbing
and heating systems for the residential and commercial building
markets. Uponor's systems enable distribution of water, heating
and data in different circumstances around the world.
Vivoxid
Oy
Vivoxid Ltd develops, manufactures and markets new generation
biomaterial products and production services within the medical
device sector. Vivoxid’s CE-marked bioactive glass products,
BonAlive™ granulesare indicated to cranio-maxillofacial
and orthopedic surgery. Bioactive glass plates, BonAlive™
plate, are for orbital, cranial defects and for nasal applications.
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