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COUNTRY OUTLOOK
Country outlook

cal technological upgrading, our classes of glass used for phar- Type III glass bottles for the cos-
plant is automated with limit- maceuticals – types II and III metics and perfumery industry,
ed human intervention. We are sodium silicate glass as well as as well as feeder-coloured bottles
known for our consistent qual- type I borosilicate glass. in various shades. The company
ity, reliability and solution driven has a dedicated facility for Type-I
approach across all our custom- Piramal Glass borosilicate glass for moulded
ers in India and internationally. Piramal Glass is among the pharmaceutical glass packaging.
Every aspect of Vitrum Glass is leading producers and suppliers At Jambusar, the company has
characterised by professionalism of pharmaceutical glass to both one of the world’s largest single
and high standards of corpo- the Indian and global pharma- installed capacities for pharma-
rate governance. Sustainability ceutical industry. The company ceutical packaging in amber glass.
is embedded into our long-term operates a total of for produc- At this facility, Piramal Glass pro-
strategy for growth. We proudly tion plants, two in India, one in duces Type III amber-glass bottles
address ourselves as the only the US, and one in Sri Lanka, and vials for the pharmaceutical
Container Glass Manufacturing with an overall capacity of 1,375 industry, Type III flint bottles for
Company in India which is fully tonnes per day (TPD). Along the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and
dedicated to cater Pharmaceutical with pharmaceutical glass, the perfumery, and speciality food &
Industry Worldwide.” company also designs, produces beverage industry.
and decorates specialized glass According to Vijay Shah,
Gerresheimer India packaging for the global cosmet- Executive Director of Piramal
Gerresheimer India owns ics, perfumery, skin-care, food, Glass, “In general, pharmaceuti-
two production plants in India: and beverage industries. cal bottles sport relatively simple
Neutral Glass and Gerresheimer In India, Piramal Glass designs but must be manufac-
Pharmaceutical Packaging operates production plants at tured to meet tight tolerance lim-
Mumbai factory. Neutral Glass Kosamba and Jambusar in the its because they are often filled on
manufactures moulded glass state of Gujarat. At Kosamba, the high-speed lines. However, with
products for the pharmaceuti- company produces USP Type I, glass being a fragile material, the
cal industry. Gerresheimer’s II, and III glass bottles and vials breakage of containers during
complete range encompasses all for the pharmaceutical industry, the various stages of production,

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