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DuPont sells HFC-227ea medical interests

UK: In a further sell-off of its pharmaceutical interests, DuPont has sold its HFC-227ea/P medical propellant business to Mexichem UK.

Earlier this month, DuPont sold its Dymel HFC134a pharmaceutical propellants business to Indian manufacturer SRF.

Under the terms of the $4.1m deal, Mexichem has acquired exclusive global rights to sell and distribute the product for the regulated medical and pharmaceutical propellant market, which will be sold under Mexichem’s Zephex brand.

HFC-227ea/P is used to safely deliver a variety of drugs and medications in aerosol form, including use in metered-dose inhalers for treatment of asthma.

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DuPont sells 134a pharma business January 2, 2015
INDIA: SRF, a leading Indian manufacture of refrigerants, has bought DuPont’s Dymel HFC134a pharmaceutical propellants business. Read more…

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