A World Market Leader in Phytochemicals
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Chemicals is the world leader in extracting active ingredients from medicinal plants. We have seamless command of the whole process chain from cultivation on our own plantations to making marketable pharmaceuticals containing the extracted and refined active ingredients.
From field crop to the finished API
Boehringer Ingelheim understands the requirements in bringing a pharmaceutical product to the market. We focus on the economical solution for manufacturing, taking into account both synthesis and extraction. We are fully integrated in the production process, from the field crop to the finished active pharmaceutical ingredient.
Medicinal plant breeding
The key for successful raw materials management is plant production. These are grown mainly on company-owned plantations taking advantage of our medicinal plant breeding. All measures target and maintain our supply chain security.
Our resources
Our natural products chemistry is characterised by experience and innovation driven by R&D. We use modern stereo-selective methods and novel extraction and purification technologies in our multipurpose facilities. Our phytochemistry experts are available worldwide as consultants to customers considering to take the phytochemical route to obtain active ingredients.
From kilo to multi-ton scale
Three extraction plants with multiple large-scale counters are the central facilities of our extraction processes. These state-of-the-art research multi-purpose production sites and our top quality standards allow us to produce complex chemicals from kilo to multi-ton scale.
