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COMPANY UPDATE
Company update
setting up a standardized pack-
aging platform for sterile vials, GERRESHEIMER
we are making the process much
simpler for the customer,” says reports strong fourth quarter
Andreas Schütte, Member of the
Management Board for Plastics after difficult first nine months
& Devices at Gerresheimer. (FSSFTIFJNFS "( DMPTFE UIF mOBODJBM ZFBS %FDFNCFS UP
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(4-13.5 ml) formats in nests and
tubs as well as in formats ranging HSPX TVTUBJOBCMZ BOE QSPmUBCMZ JO UIF DPNJOH ZFBST BOE GVSUIFS FYQBOE
PVS TUSPOH QPTJUJPO JO UIF NBSLFUT GPS QIBSNBDFVUJDBMT IFBMUIDBSF BOE
from 2R and 6R (4-10 ml in tray.
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Further formats will follow. The TUSBUFHJD QSJPSJUJFT GPS UIF ZFBST BIFBE "DDPSEJOHMZ XF BSF SBJTJOH PVS
new packaging solution allows the MPOH UFSN UBSHFU (Y 30$& UP BSPVOE QFS DFOU w TBJE 3BJOFS #FBVKFBO
vials to be used from the develop- $'0 BOE 4QFBLFS PG UIF .BOBHFNFOU #PBSE
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leading technology. Our scal- OVFT TUPPE BU &63 NJMMJPO EPXO CZ QFS DFOU 5IF HMPCBM QIBS-
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able solution gives the customer
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more flexibility, enhances quality NBDFVUJDBMT NBSLFU o UIFSF XBT HSPXJOH VODFSUBJOUZ BMTP TUFNNJOH GSPN
and safety, and reduces time to UIF EFCBUFT TVSSPVOEJOH IFBMUIDBSF SFGPSN USBEF QPMJDZ BOE UBY SFGPSN
market,” says Mauro Stocchi, 0XJOH JO QBSU UP UIJT HFOFSBM NBSLFU VODFSUBJOUZ (FSSFTIFJNFS SFQPSUFE
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TOP QUALITY REQUIREMENTS 5IF DPNQBOZ TVDDFFEFE JO JNQSPWJOH PUIFS LFZ QFSGPSNBODF JOEJDBUPST
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vials made from borosilicate QFS DFOU DPOTJEFSBCMZ BCPWF UIF BMSFBEZ TUSPOH QSJPS ZFBS mHVSF PG
glass. Gx Elite glass vials are QFS DFOU "EKVTUFE OFU JODPNF GSPN DPOUJOVJOH PQFSBUJPOT BGUFS OPO
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optimization of the conversion
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process, which prevents glass-to- "EKVTUFE &#*5%" MFWFSBHF OFU mOBODJBM EFCU UP BEKVTUFE &#*5%"
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chain. BTTFU QPTJUJPO SFNBJOT WFSZ HPPE " &63 NJMMJPO QSPNJTTPSZ MPBO
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are made from borosilicate glass JO BEWBODF GPS SFEFNQUJPO PG UIF &63 NJMMJPO CPOE JO TQSJOH
type I. They meet all established (FSSFTIFJNFS T JNQPSUBOU MPOH UFSN NFUSJD (FSSFTIFJNFS SFUVSO PO DBQJ-
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requirements of the applicable
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using the Ompi EZ-Fill packag- FYQFOEJUVSF GPDVTFE PO DBQBDJUZ FYQBOTJPO BU B 64 QMBOU GPS BO JOIBMFS
ing formats, the risk of glass-to- DPOUSBDU BOE BU UIF QMBOU JO UIF $[FDI 3FQVCMJD 'VSUIFS JOWFTUNFOU TQFO-
glass contact, which could result EJOH JO &VSPQF BOE "TJB SFMBUFE UP TUBUF PG UIF BSU TZTUFNT GPS UIF NBOV-
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minimized. i0VS mSTU TUSBUFHJD QSJPSJUZ JT TUSPOHFS HSPXUI XJUI FYJTUJOH BOE OFX DVTUP-
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