Profits no longer blow out the stack
By changing baghouse filter bags, The Barcroft Company is increasing its yield of spray-dried aluminum-based powders.
Each year, The Barcroft Company of Lewes, Del., processes and ships millions of pounds of pharmaceutical-grade magnesium hydroxides and aluminum hydroxy carbonates to pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide. The products -- used to make antacids, buffers, laxatives, and specialty products -- are produced in gel, paste, and powder forms.