Divi s Laboratories

Divi s Laboratories, India, established in 1990, is an example of a company that has installed a very impressive production capacity. At its two sites in Hyderabad and Vishakhapatnam (in Andhra Pradesh), the company has put onstream multipurpose GMP fine-chemical plants with a total reactor volume of 2000 m, far more than any large European fine-chemical company. However their sales of 87 million (2005) translate in a very modest turnover of 43,000 per m of reactor volume. 

For instance. Dr. Reddy s Laboratories, Nicholas Piramal Ltd., Divi s Laboratories and Natco Pharma, all based in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India have modem technologies for production of dilitiazem, and they are collectively capable of producing 1000 tpa of dilitiazem. However, actual production has been much less. The scenario may change if one or two global majors decide to close down their production and decide to source the material from India. 

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