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Porton Will Acquire Intermediates Maker

by Jean-François Tremblay
March 23, 2015 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 93, Issue 12

Porton Fine Chemicals, a producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates based in Chongqing, China, will pay $41 million to buy Jiangxi Dongbang Pharmaceutical, a Chinese drug intermediates maker. Formed in 2007, Dongbang primarily manufactures raw materials for cardiovascular and AIDS drugs. To help pay for the acquisition, Porton plans to raise up to $10.5 million through the issue of new shares.

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