DIAGNOSTICS AND LIFE SCIENCE
Trusted partner for the most demanding material applications
There is no room for mistakes in health- and wellbeing procedures.
Premix has a long history of providing specialty plastics and related services to the key players in the diagnostics and life science industries.
Premix’s specialty plastics secure better healthcare all around the globe as Premix offers reliable solutions for the most demanding material needs for diagnostics and life science.
Nowadays, electrically conductive plastics are critical materials in In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) in capacitive liquid level sensing, lab analytics, and various other medical applications.
Materials that matter — more than just plastics
We are the experts in creating and producing functional plastic materials. The solutions are more than just traditional plastics – they play an active role in the product or process they are integrated into. Our tailored material solutions control, for example, static electricity and enable material functionality in various applications. Our dedication to building successful partnerships is proven by the 2021 Net Promotor Score® of 70.
Premix is a widely recognized expert in polymer modification. We have broad know-how in processing methods and carbon black. The state-of-the-art facilities and change control management are fine-tuned to the needs and standards of the diagnostics industry.
We have proven our ability to be a trusted partner by securing supplies for our customers during the Covid pandemic. Our latest passion is developing sustainable material solutions to support our customers in creating environmentally friendly alternatives.
In addition to pipette tips, electrically conductive plastics also secure functionality and reliability in other diagnostics areas. Conductive plastics control static electricity in technical parts of liquid handling instruments, and conductive pipette tip racks discharge static electricity during the handling of transparent, insulative pipette tips.
Sometimes, the black color's function is to prevent reflections in optical measurements, such as fluorescence detection. Typically, these applications require very consistent pigment content. In those cases, Premix’s carbon black dispersion expertise and technology enable the tailoring of black compounds with extra precise and homogenous carbon black distribution throughout the polymer matrix.
Premix can offer optimized plastic compounds for various consumables and IVD and Life Science test platforms, including pipette tips, microplates, cartridges, cuvettes, reagents, and sample containers. We are committed to finding the best possible material solution in close collaboration with our customers.
New Premix plant in North Carolina
Our new plant in North Carolina doubles our production capacity, and our plants on two continents will improve our global supply and service. The state-of-the-art plant is designed to cater to the most demanding needs in healthcare and will secure critical diagnostics material supplies in the US as of September 2025. In late 2024, the plant will already start to offer toll compounding services and storage for compounds produced in Finland.
In May 2022, the US Department of Defense awarded Premix a contract to establish a plastic compound manufacturing plant in North Carolina’s Gaston County. Premix’s work building resilient supply chains to secure global PCR testing throughout COVID-19 was rewarded. As of 2022, we have had a local team managing the plant building and supporting our US customers.
With the new plant in the US, we can offer our customers better global supply capability, mitigate risks in global supply chains, and better serve our customers in the US market.
The facility will be fully operational in late 2025. It will allow Premix’s North American customers to utilize our local production and services, ensuring shorter lead times and high reliability. The location has been chosen to best serve the growing region of advanced manufacturing in the southeastern US.
In 2024, we will offer our current customers an option for local storage for compounds produced at our factory in Finland. In early 2025, we can do toll compounding in the plant, manufacturing our electrically conductive and dissipative range of plastic compounds for a wide range of applications where static electricity creates problems.
"We are extremely excited about this opportunity to help secure a supply of critical diagnostic materials in the United States.
Our solutions meet strict standards for quality and cost-efficiency and provide valuable benefits to our new and existing customers."