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COUNTRY STUDY
Country study
NIHON YAMAMURA The company operates a pro-
Nihon Yamamura Glass is duction plant at Biwako within
one of the largest container glass the Shiga prefecture which was
producers in Japan. With three established in 2014 and produc-
strategically-located production es prefillable syringes as well as
plants in Tokyo, Saitama and glass vials for Japanese pharma-
Harima, the company is a lead- ceutical companies.
ing supplier of glass containers to Nipro’s pharmaceutical glass
the country’s food, beverages and products are made of the borosili-
pharmaceutical industries. Nihon cate glass (hard glass) that’s based
Yamamura’s major focus is on on the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
container glass for the beverage Its limited amount of alkaline
industry, though the company is elution (with a PH level that’s
also among the country’s leading near-neutral) helps the chemical small-scale production lots. The
pharmaceutical glass producers. change of the contents, which portfolio covers various vial types,
is hard to attain. It has both i.e. standard, screw, straight and
NIPRO PHARMA PACKAGING superior heat and impact resist- flare, etc. Ampoules, trusted for
Established in 1954, Nipro ance. In addition, it gives high their excellent hermeticity, can be
Pharma Packaging is part of Nipro transparency and outer diameter produced in a capacity ranging
Corporation Japan. As a leading uniformity as well as thickness from 1 ml to 100 ml.
global healthcare company with - thereby ensuring a constantly- Nipro distributes glass tubes
over 33.000 employees world- fillable volume. made by NEG (Nippon Electric
wide, it serves the Pharmaceutical, Vials are available with a Glass Co. Ltd). It enjoys a good
Medical Device, and Pharma capacity ranging from 0.5mL to reputation thanks to its reliable
Packaging Industries respectively. 240mL and can be produced in manufacturing technology accu-

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