Avantor Certifies All Doe & Ingalls Sites Under Certified Excipient Distributor Program

Avantor Performance Materials (formerly Mallinckrodt Baker) recently announced that Doe & Ingalls, a national chemical services provider and Avantor distributor, is the first distributor to have all company sites certified under the Avantor Certified Excipient Distributor (CED) Program.

Avantor Performance Materials manufactures and markets high-performance chemistries and materials around the world under several respected brand names, including the J.T.Baker^®, Macro^TM (formerly Mallinckrodt^®), Rankem, and Diagnova brands. Avantor products are used around the world in a wide range of industries, including biotechnology and pharmaceutical production; electronics and photovoltaic manufacturing; and in research, academic, and quality control laboratories.

Doe & Ingalls, based in Durham, NC, is an Avantor distributor specializing in providing chemical services expertise and high-quality chemicals to the life science and electronics industries. The company sources materials from suppliers who can meet the specific supply chain needs of life science and electronics manufacturers.

In October 2010, the last Doe & Ingalls facility, Riverside, CA, received certification. The 41,600-sq-ft facility includes a fixed modular cleanroom for pre-shipment sampling and dip tubing services. Last year, Avantor also re-certified Doe & Ingalls regional service centers in FL, MD, MA, and NC.

“Avantor has a long history of working with Doe & Ingalls to supply high-quality performance chemicals to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, photovoltaic, laboratory, and electronics industries,” said Avantor Executive Vice President, Pharmaceuticals and The Americas, Paul Smaltz. “Doe & Ingalls’ business model aligns with our vision of service excellence. Doe & Ingalls has met our rigorous standards time and time again, making it the only distributor to receive this distinctive certification for all sites.”

“Doe & Ingalls is pleased to have received Avantor’s Certified Excipient Distributor distinction at each of its service centers,” added Doe & Ingalls Chief Executive Officer John Hollenbach. “Doe & Ingalls is focused on building secure chemical supply chains for the life science and electronics industries. We do this by partnering with quality suppliers like Avantor and then offering supply chain services that create efficiencies and manage risk. This certification demonstrates to our customers our commitment to supply chain security.”

Launched August 2008, the Avantor CED program is designed to provide customers with the assurance that a certified channel partner utilizes fully documented chain of custody and change management procedures. An Avantor CED delivers its regulated products through an optimized supply chain that is compliant with the International Pharmaceutical Excipient Council’s (IPEC) guidelines. In order to receive certified status, a potential channel partner must annually pass a strict quality audit conducted by the Avantor regulatory department. The audit process is designed to ensure that each distributor in the program is in compliance with all IPEC Good Distribution Practices for Pharmaceutical Excipient guidelines.