Pharmaceutical packaging and delivery systems producer West Pharmaceutical Services is planning to open a new production site in Waterford, Ireland, in a move to expand its global manufacturing operations.

The proposed plant will produce packaging components for insulin injector cartridges and other high-value packaging components, in order to meet growing demand from pharmaceutical and biotech customers.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Premium Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Construction on the plant will begin in early 2015 after the company receives planning and zoning approvals for the project.

Upon completion, the plant will be a centre of excellence for West Pharmaceutical Services’ proprietary elastomeric sheeting, which is used to package insulin for use in pen injectors.

"Further expansions at the plant will see around €100m in investment."

West Pharmaceutical Services chairman and CEO Donald E. Morel, Jr. said: "With diabetes emerging as one of the fastest-growing diseases globally, our pharmaceutical customers are expanding their production lines for injectable insulin.

See Also:

"To meet this growing demand, we are announcing an expansion today that will help us address this need and continue to serve this critical patient population.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

"In the future, we intend for this site to be a centre of excellence for advanced packaging components to meet the needs of our customer base for a range of sophisticated injectable therapies."

West Pharmaceutical Services also plans to expand manufacturing space for injectable component product lines in the future.

Further expansions at the plant will see around €100m in investment.

Expansion at West Pharmaceutical Services’ Mulhuddart facility in Dublin is currently underway.