• Read more about Does SGD Pharma manufacture both molded glass and tubular glass?

Yes. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Vemula near Hyderabad in India, completed in 2013, is registered to manufacture Type I glass compliant with Japan, European, India and US pharmacopeias. The best-in-class tubular vials and ampoules manufactured at Vemula are used in India for COVID-19 vaccine vial packaging. As well as its local and national supply of tubular vials, the Vemula site also has a major output of Type I molded glass for the Asian, EMEA and USA markets and is used as part of the global supply chain for many pharmaceutical companies.

• Read more about How will SGD Pharma maintain its position as the leader in Type I molded glass?

Following the completion of our Vemula plant in 2013 and SQLM in 2016, we plan to continue investing in the latest technology for our facilities, and provide our customers with unwavering product quality. This is demonstrated through our upcoming 2021 product initiatives, which includes elevating our Type I molded glass product portfolio, to provide customers with solutions that meet their individual business and product needs.

• Read more about What sustainability efforts are you making?

SGD Pharma aims to reduce its CO 2 emissions by 5% per tons of goods produced. This equates to a saving of over 10,000 tons of CO 2 by 2025. We are planning to achieve this via:

Participation in FEVE Furnace of the Future Initiative:
We are one of 20 companies from the glass industry who have joined forces to create, fund and test a pilot furnace project. This will be the world’s first large-scale hybrid oxy-fuel furnace to run on 80% renewable electricity. This will replace current fossil-fuel energy sources and reduce CO 2 emissions by 50%.

• Read more about What facility and plant investments are you making?

Between 2020 and 2025, we will rebuild all our 7 furnaces and upgrade them with new technologies (live monitoring systems, better thermal insulation, increased electric boosting). These improvements will eventually enable us to improve our overall energy efficiency by at least 7% by 2025.

• Read more about How does the vaccine demand impact your production capabilities?

Our SQLM site in Normandy, France, has a new operations facility opened in 2013 and the Vemula state-of- the-art plant in India was completed in February 2018, with new furnaces, each with ISO 8 cleanrooms (1700m 2 and 2400 m 2 ) Together these plants offer 31,800m 2 and 11,000m 2 , yielding a production capacity of 1.5 million vials and ampoules daily from SQLM and 1 million vials a day from Vemula. This, together with our ex-stock capacity, allows us to meet the vaccine demand while still servicing our other customers.

• Read more about How is SGD Pharma ready to meet this challenge?

To help prepare this vaccine for worldwide distribution, SGD Pharma is offering access to our entire manufacturing output from our state-of-the-art ISO 15378 certified plant in Normandy, France, where our daily capacity stands at 400 to 500Ku of internationally recognized Type I neutral molded glass vials, available in many sizes including 10ml, 20ml, 30ml and 50ml.

• Read more about What features of Type I molded glass make it suitable for the vaccine?

Our Type I molded glass vials are resistant and chemically inert (thanks to their high hydrolytic resistance), making them a relevant solution to complete the Type I tubular glass vials offering and respond to this unprecedented surge in demand. They are ideal both to store and transport vaccines globally.