From December 12 – 14, Datwyler, the Swiss-based industrial supplier of state-of-the-art solutions for drug packaging and medical devices, presents its health care offering at this year’s CPhI India in Greater Noida, Delhi NCR. As one of the strongest emerging markets in the global pharma industry, India will continue to be of key importance for the company in the future. Therefore, Datwyler started the expansion of the manufacturing site in Pune, India about a year ago and has completed it; the plant incorporates the First Line standard and starts commercial production now. “In the Indian market, Datwyler has been focusing on high-end rubber formulations for products like lyo and serum vials’ stoppers, plungers for prefilled syringes and cartridges. With the introduction of the First Line manufacturing concept, the facility now is able to expand its portfolio with the innovative Omni Flex product line to meet the evolving needs in the health care market, especially for the biotech industry,” explains Rahul Dev, Vice President India, Datwyler Sealing Solutions.
The CPhI India offers a platform, where international pharma experts network with over 50,000 representatives from 122+ countries and shape the future of the Indian and South East Asian pharmaceutical industry. At booth 14.A04, Datwyler will introduce visitors to its advanced solutions portfolio for the health care industry. Furthermore, visitors will learn more about the First Line manufacturing concept and the products which will be produced in the expanded site in Pune, India.
The Powerhouse of the Asian pharmaceutical industry
By leveraging lean production processes, building upon an optimized supply chain and entering emerging markets, Datwyler is prepared to master the challenges of the global health care industry. India, as the powerhouse of the Asian pharmaceutical industry, is one of these markets. There are two major reasons why India will continue to be of key importance in the future: the rapid growth and development of the pharmaceutical and biotech markets and the countries recognition as one of the global manufacturing destinations.
Datwyler values India as one of its most important markets. The production facility in Pune has been expanded in 2018 incorporating the latest First Line manufacturing standard and about 550 employees that now are working at this facility. An additional area of 24,000 m2 is available for future growth. This second planned expansion would further double the capacity and could be ready by 2021.
