BUSINESS PROFILE :
Strides Arcolab, established in 1990, is into therapeutics including steroids, NSAIDS, herbal drugs, antibiotics and dosage form distribution including tablets, dry powder injection, capsules etc. The company has eight plants in India. Its Bangalore plant has a capacity of manufacturing 2.3 billion soft gelatin capsules, 1.275 billion hard gelatin capsules and 2.5 billion tablets. Its sterile product division manufactures parenterals in ampoules/vials and dry powder injections. This facility has a capacity for 22 million ampoules, 18 million vials and 15 million vials of dry powder p.a. The dedicated beta lactam plant manufactures 250 million hard gelatin capsules, 120 million tablets and 30 million dry powder injectables p.a.
Sterlite Acrolab is one of the largest soft gelatin manufacturers in the world. It envisages disposal of gelatin through common effluent treatment plant, which will reduce fuel and operating cost of localised disposal done presently. Its specialty chemical units at New Mangalore and Panoli manufacture a variety of APIs, intermediates for drugs, intermediates for fine and specialty chemicals as well as a variety of fine and specialty chemicals under secrecy agreements. A variable frequency drive will be incorporated in a phased manner, which will consume less power for same torque required. It also has a reverse osmosis reject water which is to be used for toilet flushing.
The company plans to establish other areas of drug development including API research, non-infringing process development, bio-technology research and establish clinical research capability in-house.
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