Grace in Tyrone, Pennsylvania

Opened in 1975, Grace's Tyrone, Pennsylvania site is one of two plants in our Fine Chemical Manufacturing Services (FCMS) business. Grace acquired the FCMS business from Albemarle Corporate in 2021. The other site in the network is based in South Haven, Michigan.

Our Tyrone facility sits on 120 acres and occupies 20. The plant offers a blend of chemistry and engineering, more than 95,000 gallons of reactor capacity, the ability to develop continuous processes and expertise handling highly hazardous materials as a CDMO.

Grace’s FCMS uses this site to manufacture registered starting materials (RSMs), and it has the capability to produce non-cGMP pharmaceutical intermediates. In fact, through the Tyrone facility, the FCMS business have the unique ability to back-integrate RSMs within North America. Tyrone is particularly well equipped for complex, multi-step synthesis with various materials of construction and covering almost every unit operation available. The site and team also have the capability to handle cryogenic reactions down to -90ºC.

Tyrone Info

• Approximately 185 employees
• Established in 1975
• Acquired in 2021
• Primary Activities: Manufacturing; Fine chemicals R&D
• Products: Life science ingredients; Pharmaceutical registered starting materials (RSMs); Non-cGMP pharmaceutical intermediates; Catalyst components; Polymer additives
• Applications: Life sciences
• Certifications: ISO-9001; American Chemistry Council's Responsible Care Management System