Three manufacturers Cerestar, the starch-making subsidiary of France's Eridania Béghin-Say, Wacker Biochem, a unit of Germany's Wacker-Chemie, and French corn refiner Roquette Frères, are ready to supply ring-shaped molecules Cyclodextrins. The $26 million Wacker facility will manufacture cyclodextrins-rings composed of six, seven, and eight glucose monomers. Roquette, on the other hand expects
... [Show full abstract] to expand its US presence in hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin as pharmaceutical use grows. P&G introduced Febreze, its cyclodextrin-containing product, a spray designed to remove odors from fabrics such as carpet, upholstery, or clothing. Hungarian research organization Cyclolab has established as a cyclodextrin information provider, offering a database of cyclodextrin research and working with pharmaceutical firms.
