Driving Efficiency And Reducing Waste, New Approaches To Sustainable Chemistry Are Greener By Design

By Kenneth Ball, Pfizer CentreOne

When it was conceived by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) more than 30 years ago, “Green Chemistry” was intended to prompt solutions to real-world environmental problems resulting from industrial processes, emissions, and waste. These drivers remain as relevant now as they were then – including for Pfizer CentreOne, a specialist in manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and drug substances that require intensive and often large-scale chemical processes.