Fine chemicals sales turnovers

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. 

Figure 2 Compared lifetimes and sales turnovers of fine chemicals versus bulk chemicals 1.2 Scientific Considerations...

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