Chiral ligand marketing partnership

Eastman Chemical Company has entered into an agreement with Johnson Matthey Catalysts to collaborate on the marketing of Eastman's proprietary BoPhoz chiral ligands. The arrangement enables both companies to promote and supply BoPhoz ligands to all segments of the chemical industry. As part of the agreement, Eastman will source platinum group metals and catalyst precursors used in preparation of BoPhoz catalysts exclusively from Johnson Matthey.

'We believe that this alliance will further the reach and scope of the technology through Johnson Matthey's recognised excellence in the fields of chiral and achiral catalysis,' said Dr Julian Parratt, business development manager, pharmaceuticals, in Eastman's performance chemical business organisation.