WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU A European Kilo Lab Presence. Albemarle is pleased to operate a modern, full-service kg-scale facility in the heart of Europe, ensuring convenient customer collaboration and in-person supervision through all stages of product research and development. Kilo Lab Work for Business Success. Without the important R&D performed in the kilo lab—where we find the most efficient, cost-effective route of synthesis—scaling up to pilot plant or full-scale manufacturing can be risky. Our team follows customer projects seamlessly from the lab scale, where routes are identified, to the kilo lab scale, where a route becomes a commercially viable manufacturing process. It’s a process we insist upon for all Albemarle projects, both internal and external. Safety and Quality First. Supporting rapid and efficient development of complex multi-step synthesis from g to kg quantities while meeting high safety and quality standards is the number one objective of our Louvain-le-Neuve R&D group. We feature local in-house analytical support and process-oriented safety tools. Your Local Link in a Global Chain. Our new facility is part of the worldwide Albemarle Fine Chemistry Services R&D group, providing customers with a much larger pool of chemical experts; full range of tools and competencies; and the best possible solutions in the shortest possible timeframe. By providing full support at every stage of product development—from lab scale to full-scale manufacturing—Albemarle’s reputation as a comprehensive Fine Chemicals service partner is well established. Having the right resources in the right place at the right time is critical for our customers—and now we can deliver even more. Our new multipurpose kg-scale unit at Louvain-la-Neuve will provide close proximity to our European customers, especially during this important stage of your project. SYSTEM CAPABILITIES • 30-liter glass-lined reactor • 50-liter glass reactor for work-up • In-process sampling • –90/+200° C operating temperature range • Nutsche filter • Azeotropic distillation • Solids and liquids handling THE ALBEMARLE ADVANTAGE • Shortened time between g, kg and multi-ton needs • Highly skilled R&D team to assist you, from synthetic route selection to process development • On-site analytical support and methods development: NMR, HPLC, GC, GC-MS, FTIR and more • Reactive hazard screening as an integrated part of process development Fine Chemistry Services R&D scales up in Europe