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.
During 2020, SGD Pharma continued its daily operations and even improved performance in all plants, strengthened clients’ trust and gained market shares, accelerated R&D capabilities, and recruited and improved training efforts. Our plants in Asia and Europe are all subject to the highest level of safety measures to ensure the health and safety of employees while continuing manufacturing operations.
The customers of SGD Pharma include global pharma, biopharma, generics and vaccine manufacturers, as well as the cosmetics industry (particularly in China).
Type I borosilicate glass is used for packaging parenteral drugs. It is the ideal material due to its inertness and chemical stability, which limits interactions with the drug and protects its value as well as patient safety.
Two plants are best-in-class facilities dedicated to Type I glass (Saint-Quentin-Lamotte (SQLM) in Northern France and Vemula in India). SQLM is a Center of Excellence for Type I molded glass. Type II glass for anesthetics is produced in Sucy-en-Brie, France and Kipfenberg, Germany. Type III amber glass for analgesics is produced in Sucy-en-Brie. All manufacturing facilities are ISO 15378 certified. Vemula, India is also ISO 14001 and 18001 accredited.
We produce over 8 million vials and bottles per day, across plants in Europe and Asia. More than 2 billion vials are manufactured and sold per year.
Since 1896: we draw on more than 100 years of expertise inherited from Saint-Gobain, and are renowned worldwide as a technical leader in glass packaging.
We employ over 3,000 experts in R&D, Sales, Marketing, quality, regulatory, environment, health and safety, and operations. Our teams work together to solve tomorrow’s challenges today.
5 manufacturing plants across 4 countries (France, India, Germany, China). We combine control of the glass process with the implementation of GMPs for pharmaceutical primary packaging in all our manufacturing facilities.
We offer a broad range of sizes and finishes in Type I, II, or III, amber and clear glass, as well as innovative added-value services like internal siliconization or protective plastic coatings.
We build long-term relationships with our customers and are responsive, reliable, transparent and highly collaborative. Working closely with customers and researching the latest technologies, we seek specific challenges to address through the research or application of new technology solutions.
