TWO German chemical firms have been awarded almost half the total funding allocated to companies by Scottish Enterprise in the latest round of a key official support scheme.
TWO German chemical firms have been awarded almost half the total funding allocated to companies by Scottish Enterprise in the latest round of a key official support scheme.
ON A PLATE: Tracey Graham from caterer Abercromby Vending, which received £140,000. Picture: Colin Mearns
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BASF Pharma and CalaChem have won awards totalling £4.45 million under the Regional Selective Assistance programme, which Scottish Enterprise expects will help the firms create around 150 jobs between them.
A division of one of the world's largest chemicals companies, BASF Pharma was the biggest beneficiary in the latest round. The company was awarded £2.95m to help it increase production of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids at a plant on the Isle of Lewis. Scottish Enterprise expects BASF Pharma to create 90 jobs at the facility and to safeguard a further 25.
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