FMC BioPolymer

For decades, FMC BioPolymer has led the development of new drug delivery solutions for our customers. From coatings to oral dosage form excipients -- including Avicel, the world's leading microcrystalline cellulose -- to controlled release and instant release systems, novel tableting systems, anti-reflux agents, dental impression materials and wound care products, FMC BioPolymer provides proven solutions to meet the needs of pharmaceutical manufacturers.

ISO-certified manufacturing facilities in Europe, North America and Asia produce consistently high quality products and provide additional support and opportunities to customers who are competing in global or regional markets. To ensure an uninterrupted supply of our finished products to our customers, FMC BioPolymer directs a global system of raw material procurement, including our own hydrocolloids harvesting operation in Norway.

Anchored by our North American research and development facility in Princeton, New Jersey, our research and applications organization has global reach. Customers around the world rely on our regional professionals at FMC BioPolymer operations in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Germany, India and Singapore. Drawing on the expertise of hundreds of employees involved in developing new technologies and applications, FMC BioPolymer offers partnerships to companies looking to increase efficiency and speed of their own research and development efforts.

Our customers expect suppliers to be focused on their particular needs as well as their marketplace. FMC BioPolymer's global marketing, sales and customer service people are organized and aligned to provide focused support to customers in our core pharmaceutical and food ingredients markets. We also provide support to customers in other industries involved in specialty applications of hydrocolloid and cellulosic products.

FMC BioPolymer offers a network of product support and development resources to leading companies. Starting with the industries broadest range of hydrocolloid and cellulosic products, FMC BioPolymer teams build innovative solutions that meet the specific needs of each customer. Here are some of the services we offer our partners:

• Analytical services
• Feasibility studies
• Processing and manufacturing support
• Product and applications development
• Prototypes and formulations
• Regulatory assistance
• Training

FMC BioPolymer is committed to protecting the environment and the health and safety of its employees, their families and the public. We are dedicated to being a leading company in health, safety and environmental issues by continuously improving our performance to benefit employees, customers, neighbors, and shareholders. For FMC BioPolymer, nothing is more important than keeping our community safe. Our environmental equipment is operated and monitored 24 hours a day to protect the quality of our air and water. FMC BioPolymer supports and is a signatory to the Responsible Care initiatives embraced worldwide by the International Coalition of Chemical Associations.