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Article: Superfos sells Pharma facilities.(Superfos Pharma sold to Gerresheimer Glas AG)
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- Plastics News
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- March 6, 2006
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Byline: Richard Higgs
European rigid packaging producer Superfos A/S has pulled out of pharmaceutical container molding after selling the two Superfos Pharma plants in Denmark to German glass packaging manufacturer Gerresheimer Group.
Gerresheimer of Dusseldorf, which already produces some plastics products in Germany and Poland, has set its sights on becoming a major global maker of pharmaceutical packaging. It completed the deal in December.
Superfos Pharma, a leading supplier of plastic containers and closures in Europe, expanded last year to meet growing demand. It invested $5 million to convert a 119,000-square-foot injection molding ...