Production Sites - China

Ferring Pharmaceutical (China) Company Limited is the Group's company in China and is registered as a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary .

In March 2003 , Ferring celebrated the ground-breaking of its first production site in Asia, located in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China. The inauguration ceremony was held in March 2005 and the manufacturing license obtained at the same time. Pilot production started in 2006.

The plant is a two-storey factory equipped with multiple production lines, including non-sterile solutions, powder for oral suspension, injections and lyophilised products, which will facilitate the manufacturing of a number of Ferring products in China.

In 2007, the plant will focus on obtaining China SFDA (State Food and Drug Administration) and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) approval s following product registrations.

Contact details

Facts

Location

Zhongshan Port, Zhongshan City, Guangdong, China; accessible by either by road or sea from Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Zhuhai within 30 to 90 minutes.

Employees

40 expected by 2007

Land area

20,000 m2

Production buildings

5,850 m2

Office buildings

1,500 m2

Production

Sachets (powder for oral solution), bottles (rectal solution), vials, ampoules

Therapeutic Areas

Gastroenterology
(PICOLAX, KLYX, GLYPRESSIN, SOMATOSTATIN)
Obstetrics
(DURATOCIN)

Milestones

Ground-Breaking

2003

Production permit expected

2005

Pilot production expected

2006