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Growth in European pharma market prompts $20M investment

Perlen Packaging is expanding their production capacities for pharmaceutical films.

Perlen Packaging is investing more than $20 million to expand their production capacities in Europe and Asia for pharmaceutical films, according to Plastics News.

“The pharma markets in Europe are continually growing and the demand for barrier films is increasing,” said Johannes Giessler, director of sales and marketing of Perlen Packaging, in a news release, according to the site. “Thanks to the continuous investments in our technology and our GMP standard production facilities in Germany and Switzerland, we can ensure the continued availability of our high-quality products for the European pharmaceutical market."

Their new production site in China is expected to begin delivering its first products next spring. Currently, the company has three manufacturing plants – one each in Switzerland, Germany and the U.S.

Perlen Packaging is the packaging division of Switzerland-based CPH Chemie + Papier Holding AG.

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