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Kipfenberg plant

Center of excellence for Type II infusion bottles

Kipfenberg plant at a glance
Kipfenberg plant at a glance
Kipfenberg plant at a glance
Kipfenberg plant at a glance

46500

factory

1100

ISO 8 clean room

260+

employees

Molded

type of glass

1 furnace

(4 lines)

2 million

bottles and vials per day

Type II / Type III

(clear)

Dedicated to infusion and injectable vials

(parenteral)

Certifications

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Zhanjiang plant

Center of Excellence for Type II & III Molded Glass for Pharma & Beauty

Zhanjiang plant at a glance
Zhanjiang plant at a glance
Zhanjiang plant at a glance
Zhanjiang plant at a glance

900+

employees

88000m²

factory

2000m²

ISO 8 clean room

High Flint molded glass Type II and III

1 furnace

(6 lines)

1,2 million

glass vials and bottles manufactured per day

In-house decoration workshop:

Lacquering
Frosting
Silk printing
Hot stamping
Pad printing

Markets:
Parenteral & Oral, Beauty,
& Personal Care

Certifications

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Glass is Green

Submitted by AdmNC on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 11:05

Did you know that glass is the only form of packaging with infinite recycling potential? Described by Nature as ‘The hidden gem in a carbon-neutral future’ [1], glass is made from natural and abundant raw materials, sand, soda ash and limestone, and can be 100% recycled without any loss of quality or product integrity throughout the process.

SGD Pharma celebrates the United Nations International Year of Glass 2022

Cette année, SGD Pharma célèbre « l’Année Internationale du Verre» proclamée par l’ONU

Webpackaging - Neville and More introduces SGD Pharma’s latest addition to product portfolio

Source: Webpackaging - 10 May 2022

Innovation

Our Innovation approach

GET INFUSED BY SGD PHARMA

One of the keys to SGD Pharma’s leadership position in the glass industry has always been its drive to continually innovate. Working closely with customers and researching the latest technologies, SGD Pharma seeks specific challenges to address through the research or application of new technology solutions. In essence, SGD Pharma connects products, processes and services to provide a unique and integrated packaging solution to meet ever-changing customer needs. SGD Pharma works closely with customers to solve their packaging challenges. We also focus on developing new innovations for the overall glass market.

SGD Pharma watches the glass market and its trends, to anticipate new needs and find solutions to address them. Our innovation is brought to life by our cross-functional teams, including R&D, Sales, Marketing, quality, regulatory, environment, health and safety, and operations, working together. We ensure new innovations area both technically viable and meet the exceptional quality and regulatory requirements our customer demand.

SGD Pharma works to solve tomorrow’s challenges today.

 

 

A clear process and a set of tools 

 

SGD Pharma, successful in innovation

A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCT AND SERVICE

SGD Pharma has continuously dedicated significant resources to Research and Development. These continual R&D efforts have allowed us to become :

  • A pioneer in the implementation of clean rooms for inspection and packing in all its factories.
  • The first pharmaceutical packaging company to be certified ISO 15378 (ISO 9001 in addition to the GMPs – Good Manufacturing Practices).

SGD Pharma also has proven track records of product range extension:

  • U-Save® vial, a unique design
    • U-shaped bottle for a complete liquid delivery.
    • Provides 100% of product recovery for high value nasal spray drugs.
    • U-save® is used worldwide and approved for several nasal sprays (calcitonine…)
  • EasyLyo®, simply stronger vial
    • Specially designed injectable vials to comply with the specific requirements of the lyophilization process.
    • Reduce risk of breakage thanks to the optimized design.
    • A full range of products available from 5 ml to 100 ml successfully embraced by biotech and pharma labs.
  • Clareo:
    • Type II premium injection vial
    • Breakage rate reduction
    • Lower total cost of Ownership
  • Sterinity:
    • Type I Ready-to-Use & premium high quality sterile and depyrogenated molded glass vials
    • Flexibility & safety of supply
    • Faster to market
    • Lower total cost of Ownership

Internal siliconization treatment for glass packaging

Internal siliconization

SILICONIZATION
A SPECIAL TREATMENT ADDING VALUE TO YOUR PRODUCT

Siliconization is realized with an aqueous emulsion of a polydimethysiloxanic oil, conforming to all pharmacopeias, sprayed inside the vials. The silicone film is fixed onto glass through the annealing lehr. All vials from 5ml to 1L, clear or amber, Type I, II or III glass may be siliconized. To maintain the quality of the coating, siliconized vials should be stored in dry condition and at moderate temperature.
Silicone breaks down at temperature over 350° C.

Major qualities products for pharmaceutical

  • It provides a protective layer useful for fragile molecules, further minimizing the interactions between the product and the container

  • It prevents high viscosity infusions from sticking to the internal surface of the vials giving them a perfect transparency

  • Finally, due to its hydrophobic properties, the silicone coating ensures a higher restitution rate down to the last drop of product

  • Compatibility tests between the product formulation and the siliconized vials have to be performed. The resistance of the silicone coating depends on the chemical structure of the pharmaceutical product, as well as its dissolving power on silicone. 

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