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GERRESHEIMER

NEW TUBULAR GLASS PRODUCTION PLANT IN

INDIA – MULTISHELL VIALS FOR SENSITIVE DRUGS

A new plant for Asia Plastic Packaging, including ampoules, unique barrier properties
manufacturing glass “Gerresheimer can provide cartridges, flasks, and more that improve the drugs’
vials and ampoules in the packaging made from both specialty products made stability and thus extend
Indian city of Kosamba materials. We want to give from various grades of their shelf life accordingly.
and innovative plastic our customers solutions borosilicate glass. Their multi-layered
MultiShell vials with that are best suited to their Gx MultiShell vials structure is incredibly
unique barrier properties: formulations.” combine the best properties resistant to punctures,
These are the news items Gerresheimer’s new of plastic and glass preventing the liquid
and innovations that glassworks in India will packaging for drugs in from escaping even under
Gerresheimer showcased allow it to more than liquid form. They are extreme mechanical loads
at CPhI South East Asia. satisfy the strong demand available with a monolayer and making the vials an
“Whether a drug is better for Gx vials. The vials structure made from cyclic ideal packaging solution for
off stored in glass or made by Gerresheimer olefin polymer (COP) or cytotoxic drugs. The vials
plastic depends on its can hold between 1 with a distinctive multilayer are available in 2, 5, 10, 15,
active ingredient and its and 50 ml. As well as structure featuring two 50, and 100 ml sizes.
characteristics,” says Lars its vials, the company layers of COP sandwiched
Priess, Vice President Sales will also be showcasing around a central polyamide
& Business Development other core products (PA) layer. The vials boast

WHEATON using only three of them,
because of a problem
ACQUISITION OF VERESCENCE’S with the furnace.
“We want to gain
BRAZIL OPERATION competitiveness, we are
in a very good condition
Brazilian glass packaging construction of a new “We have been preparing of quality and operations
manufacturer Wheaton plant in Jacutinga, inland to receive the Verescence and we want to reinforce
has agreed to purchase Sao Paulo, in 2019. lines since August, we this position even more,”
Verescence’s Sao Paulo The acquisition will have reformed a kiln that says the commercial
plant. strengthen Wheaton’s had been in the works director.
The merger will position in three of its key for ten years and we have Now, in addition to
guarantee an increase of customers and expand expanded the other, so Wheaton, the only
about 28% for Wheaton its leadership in the we will have four kilns company with production
in Brazil, which will see domestic market. available to the market,” of glass bottles for
its turnover rise to BRL 1 With the operation, says the executive. perfumes and cosmetics
billion. the moulds and all the The investment made in the country is also
The deal will make machinery, including the by the company only to Brazilian glassmaker
Wheaton one of the bottle painting line and receive the SGD lines Anchieta.
largest global packaging the Verescence moulds was BRL 45 million The Mexican company
operations for the world’s will be transferred to the (USD 13.6 million). The Vitro, which has
perfumery and cosmetic Wheaton plant in São company also plans to land in Bahia for the
glass. Bernardo do Campo. build a new furnace in the construction of a plant
The sale of Verescence’s For Wheaton’s short term. for at least two years,
Brazilian operation was Commercial Director, Wheaton currently has not yet started
expected. The land on Renato Massara, the operates 24 production construction.
which the company’s most important thing is lines dedicated to Wheaton will also
plant is installed is mostly to ensure that Verescence the beauty market. incorporate Verescence’s
occupied by Verallia, customers will not suffer Verescence operated pharmaceutical
which is to complete the a break. six lines, but had been operation.

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