September 2004
At 336 years of age, Merck is the oldest chemical/pharmaceutical compay in the world. Over 150 years ago Heinrich Emanuel Merck was the first to guarantee the quality of his reagents and chemicals, and this tradition is continued in the 'Guaranteed Reagent' (GR) product line covering hundreds of acids, solvents and salts.
Merck South Africa is also able to offer the well known BDH and Saarchem ranges of chemicals which give the analyst a wide choice of purity and prices to enable the best price/quality choice to be made.
The fields of biotechnology and microbiology are covered by Merck's companies and manufacturing facilities, overseas and in South Africa.
In order to provide the widest possible service to laboratories Merck also offers a very comprehensive range of instruments, apparatus and consumables, selected from manufacturers with a reputation for high quality, to cover most applications.
The Speciality Chemical division of Merck supplies pigments, active ingredients, raw material and high purity chemicals for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, plastics and paints.
The whole company is ISO 9001 certified to ensure quality is maintained in all aspects of the business.
Laboratory Supplies Division - Merck Chemicals
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Chemical Engineering in the Mines
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