Salt Lake City-based Biotron Laboratories and its Centerville and Ogden manufacturing facilities that operate as Talus Mineral Co. have been acquired by Aceto. Biotron manufacturs and supplies specialty minerals and nutritional ingredients to the nutritional supplements industry.
Based in Port Washington, New York, Aceto is a supplier of life sciences and advanced technology specialty ingredients. With business operations in 10 countries, Aceto manufactures and supplies more than 3,000 chemical compounds used principally by the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, agricultural and specialty chemical industries. The acquisition is the company’s seventh in the past two years.
For more than 40 years, Biotron has manufactured premium specialty minerals, trace elements and other solutions for the nutritional supplements industry. It is known for its proprietary technology for producing mineral chelates, which are widely used in nutritional supplements.
“At Biotron we are very proud of what our team has accomplished over the past 40 years. Our scientist-founder, my father, imbued Biotron with a passion for science and quality that has characterized the company throughout our decades of growth,” said Gameil T. Fouad, president of Biotron. “Aceto shares these principles and joining forces is the logical next step in enabling the continued growth and evolution of our business.”
CEO of Talus Mineral Co., Dave Johnson, added, “As part of the Aceto family, we are excited to bring our unique capabilities to serve more clients globally as well as continuing to deepen our relationships with existing customers and suppliers.”