Aug. Hedinger GmbH & Co.KG

Hedinger (Aug. Hedinger GmbH & Co.KG), founded in Germany in 1843, specializes in supplying pharmaceutical excipients manufactured by major chemical producers such as Dow Chemicals, Lanxess, Shell Chemicals and Olin, including antioxidants, preservatives and pH control agents. The company's core competence is GMP-compliant handling across the entire supply chain, regularly inspected by local authorities and audited by pharmaceutical customers including Novo Nordisk, Sanofi-Aventis, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, P&G and Pfizer; it offers quality agreements with goods warranties and special grades for parenteral applications. Organized across five business units — Pharmaceutical Industry, Life Science Industry, Public Pharmacies, Chemical Industry and Teaching Aids — and employing roughly 160 people with a turnover exceeding 65 million euros, Hedinger operates a branch in Teutschenthal (opened 1992) and sells across North and South America, Western and Eastern Europe and Asia.