Basel, 29 January 2007 – Lonza, the global life sciences company, announces the building of a performance chemicals plant in Nanjing, China. The set-up of a performance chemicals production base in China using state of the art technology has been initiated to augment long-term strategic supply relationships serving captive demand. The facility will come on stream in the second half of 2008. In parallel, the introduction of the innovative direct amination technology in Mapleton, IL (USA) in order to secure market leadership in North America is well under way.
