Primex ehf is an Icelandic marine biotech company who is a global leader in the manufacture and supply of pure chitin and chitosan derivatives.
Primex is born global and dedicated to innovate and market scientifically sound and novel natural ingredients for use in numerous markets like, nutritional, cosmetic, food and biomedical.
Primex is located in Iceland in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. Pristine waters of the North Atlantic surround the island, where warm water, brought up by the Golf stream, mixes with the cold Artic waters from north to create fruitful conditions for rich plant and animal life. The source is the shell of North Atlantic Coldwater Shrimps (Pandalus Borealis) due to its aptitude as a raw material for high quality chitosan production.
Since 1999, Primex has been running a state of the art plant for chitin and chitosan manufacture in Siglufjordur Iceland. Equipped with modern sophisticated computerized technology, the plant is able to deliver consistent product quality all year around.
Analyzing of key parameters show Primex chitosan products compares in all aspects to the best quality standard on the market.