SCHOTT Inaugurates New Pharmaceutical Packaging Production in Russia

International technology group SCHOTT today officially inaugurated a production site for primary pharmaceutical packaging located in Zavolzhe, near the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod.

The new production site will employ around 60 employees initially and will produce premium quality ampoules and vials.

“We are the first international group which manufactures primary pharmaceutical packaging made of glass to open a production facility in Russia,” said Professor Dr. Udo Ungeheuer, Chairman of the Management Board of SCHOTT AG, at the plant inauguration in Zavolzhe. “With this new plant, we are further expanding our position as the leading supplier to the pharmaceutical industry in Russia.”
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