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FMC Corporation is a diversified chemical company serving industrial, agricultural, and consumer markets globally for more than a century In 1977, FMC Corporation built the FMC international manufacturing plant in Little Island to manufacture Avicel PH Microcrystalline Cellulose, NF, Ph. Eur., JP for the European and Asian markets. The introduction of Avicel PH was a catalyst for the pharmaceutical industry’s conversion to direct compression tablet technology, creating new levels of manufacturing efficiency. Its establishment in Ireland preceded the arrival of the pharmaceutical tabletting industry. While the bulk of output is still exported, a significant percentage now supplies the Irish market.