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COMPANY PROFILE Total (100%)inspection of:
- Total length and bottom concavity by electromechanical gauge
Company profile
- Internal neck diameter by camera
involvement. Daily actions, inno-
vation, continuous improvement
and strong collaboration between
departments and countries sup-
port SGD Pharma to produce
better glass vials and to ensure
patient safety.
SGD Pharma men and women
are daily involved to contribute
to satisfy customers as well as to
support sustainable development
with focus on three main axes:

1. ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMITMENT
SGD Pharma business uses a
lot of energies. The management
of natural resources and energy
is a key indicator as regards to
environmental as well as glob-
al performance. This indicator
helps to build a profitable growth
on a long term basis, including
planet stakes and benefiting our
customers, our stakeholders, our
teams and our partners.
The quality and performance
of its manufacturing facilities are
worldwide renowned amongst the
glass industry. It is the result of
the involvement of the company’s
teams and regular investments
to optimise resources (energy,
raw materials…) and protect the 4
Step 4: Annealing
environment. The vials are individually picked up and place on the conveyor
SGD Pharma implements its belt of the annealing lehr without any glass contact.
environmental process using four Perfect annealing is carried out to release residual stress using a
pillars: monitored thermal cycle.

2. SOCIAL COMMITMENT
SGD Pharma has 2,750
employees split on three conti-
nents: they are men and women
producing and selling primary
packaging for drugs, a commit-
ted job to care of health and
patient safety.
SGD Pharma is willing to be
a responsible and attractive com-
pany.
Manufacturing pharmaceutical
glass is a business so specific that
competencies and know-how are
an invaluable capital. Thanks to
highly involved employees, SGD
Pharma maintains years after

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