Italian pharmaceutical group Recordati opens € 28 million plant in Ringaskiddy
Milano, 14 October 2005
Corporate management members of Recordati, the Milan-based
independent pharmaceutical company, were joined today by the
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr. Micheál
Martin T.D., to mark the opening of the Group's new active
pharmaceutical ingredients plant in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork. The
€ 28 million plant represents the first stage of the Recordati
Group's development in Ireland, announced in 2003 and supported by
IDA Ireland.
Speaking at the opening, Minister Martin said: " This is an
excellent example of the type of investment IDA Ireland is seeking
to attract here as it will combine R&D, manufacturing and
support functions in a quality, high value operation. This
investment continues Ireland's success in attracting pharmaceutical
companies that operate at the leading-edge of their business, both
in terms of products and future developments. I congratulate
Recordati for the speed with which they have made this investment a
reality and I wish them well for a rapid build up and the success
of this plant into the future."
The Cork site hosts an international pharmaceutical sales and
marketing and customer support group as well as the new
manufacturing site of the Recordati pharmaceuticals division. It
employs 25 people to date and is expected to go to 60 at full
production. The plant is currently dedicated to the manufacturing
of proprietary pharmaceutical active ingredients, particularly
lercanidipine (Zanidip®). As part of the second stage of its
development, a Research and Development Centre is also planned.
Recordati, established in 1926, is a European pharmaceutical
group, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange (Reuters RECI.MI,
Bloomberg REC IM, ISIN IT 0003828271), dedicated to the research,
development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals and
pharmaceutical chemicals, with headquarters in Milan, Italy and
operations in France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain,
Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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