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|Articles|April 28, 2022
SCP Science is Sold to AnalytiChem
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Seignory Chemical Products Ltd, known globally as SCP Science (Quebec, Canada), was recently sold to AnalytiChem (Germany).
SCP Science manufactures and distributes analytical equipment, reagents, and certified reference materials for the inorganic analytical laboratories market. The company manufactures microwave digestion systems, sample preparation instruments, environmental analyzers, specialized glassware for the atomic spectroscopy market, supplies for inductively coupled plasma (ICP), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and atomic absorption, certified reference materials such as calibration, quality-control standards, viscosity, and metallo-organic standards.
AnalytiChem Holding GmbH was formed in early 2021 with the goal of creating a family of companies providing high-quality analytical chemistry and reference materials to laboratories around the world. The current portfolio companies of AnalytiChem are Bernd Kraft in Germany, OREAS in Australia and Canada, the Chem-Lab group in Belgium, and Northeast Laboratory Services in the United States.
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