Alliance points to broader market penetration

Metrohm and FOSS could see strengthening in respective key markets following an agreement positioning Metrohm as global distributor of FOSS NIR instruments for the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental sectors.

“Metrohm will extend its product offering beyond the company’s traditional focus on solutions for wet-chemistry analytical techniques thereby benefiting our customers with new possibilities both in laboratory and process analysis”, said Dr. Christoph Fässler, CEO of Metrohm.

“The strategic alliance allows FOSS to focus its NIR business on the Food & Agricultural industries that we have served for more than 50 years, while continuing our leading position within NIR technology – and making this technology available to a broader customer base”, said Torben Ladegaard, CEO of FOSS.

Under the deal, FOSS NIRSystems, Inc. will become a division of Metrohm USA to be named Metrohm NIRSystems.