Salt Lake City-based Biotron Laboratories and its Centerville and Ogden manufacturing facilities that operate as Talus Mineral Co. have been acquired by Aceta. Biotron manufacturs and supplies leading 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 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. We look forward to investing further in our site capabilities and continuing to offer unparalleled customer service to all our clients.”
“Biotron is the latest of our recent acquisitions of exceptional life-science specialty manufacturers, and they bring important new capabilities to Aceto,” said Gilles Cottier, CEO of Aceto. “Over four decades they have built a strong reputation in the nutritional supplements industry for their unique mineral chelation process, high-quality trace elements and other specialty ingredients. They are known for their focus on R&D and ability to work with customers on a variety of custom and specialty orders. Biotron is a great addition to our already substantial nutraceuticals business, with a complementary portfolio of customers. We are delighted to welcome them to the growing Aceto family of life science specialty manufacturers and suppliers.”