Facilities & Equipment

Manufacturing


Wetteren Site - Balen Site - Louvain-La-Neuve Site

OmniChem can satisfy all types and scales of projects, from kilo to ton size thanks 
to the wide diversity of production units and equipment available.
With vessel size varying from 50 L to 10.000 L,  we have a total reactor capacity 
of 600m³ available on our 3 sites (Wetteren, Balen and Louvain-La-Neuve).
The construction materials of vessels are capable to accomodate a wide diversity 
of reaction conditions and include glass, glass lining, stainless steel and Hastelloy. 
Our equipment trains are fitted to accommodate all technologies at industrial 
scale. 

All facilities are multipurpose & we also have technology dedicated equipments : 
            Hydrogenation units
            Cryogenic units
            Preparative HPLC
            Bunker set-up for sensitive and high energy reactions
            High containment unit
            Water-free cell for water-sensitive products.
            Dedicated bulk nitration units.
            Botanical extraction
           

On total on the three sites, we have 12 production units. Each unit is subdivided 
into production units where single products are being manufactured at a time.   
Drying and finishing facilities are always segregated from production facilities. 

All our facilities are working under cGMP guidelines, with the strictest and latest 
quality guidelines allowing the manufacture of intermediates and APIs.

We design our production lines and installations to allow easy conversion 
and anticipation to customers’ needs.
Investing continuously in new installations, renovation and innovation, OmniChem 
has acquired a notable capability expressed in State of the Art technology 
and facilities with respect to GMP guidelines and safety & environmental 
requirements.

Since 2007, we have launched a program of Operational Excellence :

            Top down management driven approach with clear objectives,
            Use of best applicable practices across all departments, in order to
                formalize the continuous improvement mindset, especially on improving
                the business processes.
            Based on Lean - 6 sigma concepts


1. Wetteren Site

Wetteren site is located 60 km North-West of Brussels. 
This site has a surface of 268.000 m².
R&D, Pilot & Production are all located on this site allowing a close proximity
and a smooth scale-up from lab to full scale production.
We have 6 production units on this site (403 m³)

                    Production units :
                        SY1/2: 71 m³          
                        SY3: 56 m³
                        SY4: 42 m³  
                        SY5: 54 m³              
                        SY6: 96 m³  
                        SY7: 84 m³      
                               
                    Utilities :
           
                        Warehouses
                        IPC lab
                        Solvent recovery

                   
113 reactors in stainless steel, Hastelloy & glass-lined
                    Pressure range : vacuum to 50 bar
                    2 separated finishing facilities
                    Pilot Plant
                    R&D / QC / QA
                    Waste water treatment
                    Containment unit
                    Various glove-boxes for charging reagents
                    450 people on site


2. Balen

Balen site is located 80 km North-East of Brussels. Pilot & Production are located on this site allowing a close proximity and a smooth scale-up from Pilot to full scale production.
The site focuses on GMP bulk production of Pharma intermediates and API with 3 industrial production units on this site (189 m³)

                    Production units :
                        SY10 : 49 m³          
                        SY11: 116 m³
                        Nitration unit : 24 m³         
                        Drying unit         
                 
                    Utilities :
                        Warehouses
                        IPC lab
                        Solvent recovery

                   
                    30 reactors in stainless steel, Hastelloy & glass-lined
                    Pressure range : vacuum to 6 bar

                    Temperature range : -140°C to +200°C

                    1 segregated finishing facility
                    QC / QA
                    Waste water treatment
                   130 people on site


3. Louvain-la-Neuve

 
Louvain-la-Neuve site is located 25 km South of Brussels.
This site is the center of excellence in development and production of HAPI.
R&D, Pilot & Production are all located on this site allowing a close proximity
and a smooth scale-up from lab to full scale production.