Fine chemical operations are located on a 38 acre site west of Liverpool on the Runcorn estuary. The site offers the ability to take new molecules from the design stage, through pilot plant and intermediate manufacture to production on one of four flexible full scale units.

• Reactors

1. More than 300,000 litres reactor capacity
2. Glass lined – 2,250 to 9,000 litres
3. Stainless steel – 2,250 to 11,300 litres

• Services to Reactors

1. Brine cooling to -10°C
2. Low pressure steam heating to 140°C
3. Vacuum to less than 5mmBar

• Product Isolation and Purification

1. Distillation with up to 15 theoretical plates and 180°C
2. 2 Rosenmund filter dryers – 8.5m2 giving approx 2mt batch sizes
3. 2 Stainless steel filters – 2,400 to 6,000 litres
4. 2 Stainless steel centrifuges – 36" and 48"
5. 3 Lined centrifuges – 2 x 36" and 48"
6. 2 SS List dryers – 600 to 5,000 litres
7. 1 SS Buss Hamilton dryer – 2,500 litres
8. 2 Rotary vacuum dryers – 1 x SS – 1 x GL

• Extensive tank farm with bulk storage including bromine, chlorine, solvents
• Solvent recovery
• Effluent treatment plant for disposal of treated aqueous waste
• Approved contactors for disposal of organic waste