Roquette to acquire Qualicaps from Mitsubishi Chemical.

Roquette, a family-owned company focused on producing plant-based ingredients, agreed to acquire Qualicaps, a global manufacturer of empty pharmaceutical capsules and pharmaceutical processing equipment, from Mitsubishi Chemical, a chemicals company. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Today’s announcement is a significant step in Roquette’s journey to reinforce its position as a key player in Health and Nutrition markets. Qualicaps’ strong position in hard capsules will represent a significant addition to our excipients’ portfolio and will enable our company to offer more solutions responding to the needs of our customers and to the demands of patients who are looking for continuously better treatments,” Pierre Courduroux, Roquette CEO.