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VERALLIA

INVESTMENTS IN SPAIN

Verallia’s planned its facilities. These of one production line will packaging for food and
investments in 2018 improvements are designed be increased. beverages, and proposes
include chronologically: to increase flexibility and The Group will also invest innovative, customized and
Zaragoza, where the capacity, and modernize EUR 30 million at the environmentally friendly
facilities will be updated both the furnace and the Burgos plant to provide solutions. Verallia produced
in the early months of production lines. it with a latest-generation around 16 billion glass
the year; Azuqueca de At Azuqueca de Henares, furnace and new bottles and jars in 2016.
Henares, with a new where the plant was totally machinery, so Verallia can Verallia has manufacturing
production line be added upgraded in 2017, the keep up with the Spanish operations in 13 countries,
to its new facilities; and Group will invest EUR 5 wine market’s growth. The sales locations in 46
Burgos, where the furnace million to add a new line new furnace’s production countries with 5 technical
will be totally refurbished in order to regain, by next will be greater than at centres and 13 product
converting it into one of spring, the plant’s previous Azuqueca, as the company development centres,
the largest in Europe. production level with one will have the largest furnace and local customer
The Zaragoza plant – furnace only instead of two in Europe at its Burgos site. relationships in all regions.
where an investment of furnaces. Verallia is one of the In 2016, Verallia achieved
EUR 20 million is planned At Sevilla, in the second world’s top three net sales of EUR 2.4
– is currently refurbishing half of 2018, the capacity manufacturers of glass billion.

GERRESHEIMER

INDIAN PLANTS MAKE HIGH-QUALITY

GLASS PRIMARY PACKAGING

At the recently-held Pharma Expo Dhaka trade fair in in accordance with the ISO standard 15378 has been
Bangladesh Gerresheimer focussed on pharmaceutical completed. The final audit will be carried out by the end
primary packaging made from glass. Gerresheimer of January, meaning that the plant’s certification will run
from February.
owns two plants at its Kosamba site in India: Neutral
ISO 15378 applies to primary packaging that comes
Glass and the new Gerresheimer Pharmaceutical
Packaging Mumbai factory. into direct contact with medication. The standard
Neutral Glass manufactures moulded glass products for covers all materials commonly used to make primary
the pharmaceutical industry. The plant will soon receive packaging such as glass, rubber, aluminium, and plastic.
a new high-performance furnace for making type I glass. ISO 15378 gives all contract manufacturers and all
Gerresheimer’s recently constructed plant manufactures manufacturers that package such materials themselves
vials and ampoules using tubular glass. It will shortly be an opportunity to secure a high GMP standard and gain
awarded ISO 15378 certification. international acceptance at an early stage. Suppliers of
“Our new plant in Kosamba produces ampoules and primary packaging for pharmaceutical products benefit
vials made from borosilicate glass to the same high from the fact that the standard incorporates all the
standards as apply in Europe or the Americas. All of our relevant GMP requirements and facilitates compliance
production and inspection processes are standardized with international, European, and national law. Vials
and certified worldwide. In February, we will receive are amongst the world’s most popular pharmaceutical
ISO 15378 certification,” says Saibal Sengupta, Director packaging solutions and Gerresheimer produces versions
Sales, who will be on hand at Pharma Expo Dhaka in in clear and amber glass that can hold between 1 and
booth 123 to advise customers and other interested 50 ml. The range of tubular glass vials on offer in
visitors looking for a suitable solution for their drug. Asia includes clear and amber glass types I and II. All
The new plant is already certified in accordance with the manner of different shapes are available, either with or
following standards: ISO 9001:2015, US DMF Type without blowback and compliant with either international
III, and Health Canada (DMF). Phase I for certification standards or the customer’s own specifications. <

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