Datwyler to open FirstLine production site in India

Datwyler has announced the construction of its most advanced manufacturing facility – FirstLine – at the Datwyler India site in Satara, Maharashtra. The FirstLine facility will be integrated in the existing premise, and will be fully operational in 2017. An additional area of 24,000 m2is available for future growth. The most complex rubber components produced at the FirstLine site belong to the Omniflex family of vial and syringe components, which prevent any interaction with the drugs due to their total fluoropolymer coating.

The Omniflex coating process is a Datwyler proprietary process. Omniflex is an inert, flexible, fluorinated polymer coating for pharmaceutical rubber closures, which covers the entire product surface. The chemical inertness of the fluorinated polymer coating provides a very high degree of compatibility with pharmaceutical or biotechnology products. Datwyler India will supply the products made in the FirstLine production facility in Satara to the company’s customers worldwide.

Rahul Dev, Vice President, Datwyler India said, “Datwyler’s latest investment in India through the commencement of the FirstLineTM facility in Satara is part of the company’s commitment to India and the Asian markets. Present in India since 2010, Datwyler is dedicated to guaranteeing the highest levels of quality and safety, and continues to make investments aimed at meeting global regulatory requirements. The plant currently employs 290 people. It will employ 350 people by the time the production starts in 2017. Our new FirstLine facility in Satara makes a great business case for us as we look at catering to global markets”

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