Gute Chemie. abcr and abcr labs 2 | 3 In 2010, abcr GmbH, located in Karlsruhe, Germany, established a new contract manufacturing facility for fine chemicals and specialty materials, abcr labs S.L. in Forcarei, Spain. The 6,000 m2 manufacturing site provides contract services for custom synthesis, prod- uct and process development, scale-up and commer- cialisation. abcr labs operates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. The flexible manufacturing platform consists of a kilo lab, pilot plant and full-scale commercial production facilities. In addition, R&D and analytical laboratories provide technical support and testing for raw materials and in-process and finished prod- ucts to support manufacturing operations. abcr labs’ bulk products are shipped to abcr’s logistics centre in Karlsruhe, Germany, for final packaging and global distribution. abcr GmbH has been delivering specialty chemicals to renowned pharmaceutical, chemical and material science-oriented companies worldwide since 1987. Via the 2,500 m2 logistic centre in Karlsruhe, Germany, abcr organises product shipping to more than 10,000 individual laboratories worldwide. Competent assis- tance from our chemists and engineers, worldwide sourcing activities, as well as reliable deliveries at fair prices and excellent quality have made abcr the “preferred supplier” of many customers. abcr keeps stock of most of their 50,000 items up to semi-bulk quantities, offering you immediate access to organosi- lanes, silicones, fluorinated chemicals, organic and inorganic compounds, precious metal compounds, metal-organics, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts, nanomaterials, phosphines, rare earth compounds and many more. The products are avail- able in regular catalogue units, as well as on a semi-bulk and bulk scale.