More than 80 years’ experience make us your competent partner for Laboratory Chemicals, Laboratory Biochemicals and Raw Materials for Production.
1912
Chicago financier Byron Smith places an ad in the Economist looking to provide capital to a “high class business (manufacturing preferred) in or near Chicago.” When a group of inventors with an idea to improve gear grinding comes along, Illinois Tool Works is born.
1941
Panreac Química is founded in Barcelona as manufacturer of a highly diversified range of laboratory reagents and fine chemicals.
1980
Nova Chimica is established in Milan with the aim to provide reagents, chemicals and intermediates for research and laboratory.
1992
AppliChem is founded in Gatersleben, Saxony, with the target to manufacture reference substances for environmental analysis.
1995
AppliChem moves to the "Wissenschaftsstadt" Darmstadt.
2000
Panreac Química inaugurates the new manufacturing plant in Castellar del Vallès (Barcelona).
2007
Nova Chimica, the Italian reference company for laboratory chemical products is incorporated in the Panreac Group.
2010
Panreac Química and Nova Chimica are acquired by ITW. The ITW Reagents Division is born.
2012
AppliChem is incorporated to the ITW Reagents Division.
2015
The newly formed division launches its first unified catalogue for laboratory and industrial use under the brand PanReac AppliChem.
2022
Nova Chimica S.r.l. changed its name to ITW Reagents, S.R.L. and its registered office from Cinisello Balsamo (Milan) to Monza (MB).