Zeochem acquires Canadian company SiliCycle
Rüti/Perlen/Quebec City - Zeochem, which is part of the CPH Group, has acquired all substantial assets of SiliCycle in Canada. The acquisition of the producer of high-quality chromatography gels serves to expand Zeochem’s portfolio in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
Zeochem from Rüti in the canton of Zurich, which is part of the CPH Group from Perlen in the canton of Lucerne, has reached an agreement with the responsible monitor for the takeover of the Canadian producer of chromatography gels SiliCycle from Quebec City in the Canadian province of Quebec, further details of which can be found in a press release. With this acquisition, Zeochem is expanding its portfolio for separation processes in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. SiliCycle’s derivatized chromatography gels are used in liquid chromatography in particular. This is a technique used to separate and identify substances in a liquid phase and in the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
The takeover comes as part of the global expansion strategy of the CPH Group, whereby the company is focusing on products with high growth potential in order to develop its market position. «With the proposed acquisition of SiliCycle, we are consistently further pursuing our Zeochem expansion strategy and are supplementing the Zeochem product range in the chromatography gel field. Our assimilation of SiliCycle and its business will also offer us opportunities to utilize synergies in both our production and our worldwide distribution activities», as Dr. Alois Waldburg-Zeil, CEO of the CPH Group and Head of the Chemistry Division, explains in the press release.
In 2024, SiliCycle’s workforce of 60 employees helped to generate sales of 16 million Canadian dollars. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025.
The CPH Group from Switzerland is active in the research, development, production and distribution of chemicals. Zeochem constitutes the Chemistry division of the CPH Group and focuses on the distribution of molecular sieves, special zeolites, chromatography gels and deuterated products.
