Julphar Has Chosen Ima Equipment for its New Plant in Saudi Arabia

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Expected to begin operations by the end of 2016, the new plant will produce oral pharmaceutical formulations for the Saudi market. It will have an annual capacity of 1 billion tablets, 300 million capsules, and 30 million bottles of syrups and suspensions.

Fitting All the Needs

All the production and packaging equipment has been supplied by Italian pharmaceutical machinery specialist Ima. Both the oral solid dosage line and the oral liquid line are equipped with an state-of-the-art granulation suite, coating equipment, handling systems, liquid processing and packaging lines. “This equipment simply fits all our needs”, notes Jibreel. “This is the first time we chose Ima to equip an entire factory”, he explains. “In Julphar, we always use top-of-the-line equipment. For the Saudi Arabia plant, we decided to involve the italian company. Indeed, it was the only manufacturer capable of assuring the quality we needed in the time we needed it.

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The company’s presence in the Gulf area did the rest: the high standard of the after-sales technical assistance that Ima has provided were crucial in our selection”. “Since we were accustomed to use other suppliers, the decision to turn to Ima has been a challenge in a sense”, Jibreel says. “But the quality of the equipment has proven to be top-level. Both solid dose equipment and liquid processing and packaging lines are the best now available on the market. Thanks to this equipment, our Saudi Arabia facility has incorporated sophisticated processes and control systems.

Starting from raw material transfer through closed systems, we have recipe management with minimal operator intervention, automated cleaning to avoid cross-contamination, and in-process control systems to ensure consistent product quality”.

Collaboration with the company was excellent right from the start, Jibreel says. “We had technical meetings for a whole year before finalizing the project. Every time, I appreciated Ima’s positive attitude. Both the technical team and their managers showed great willingness to collaborate with us. This is now continuing during the commissioning activities in our new plant. Everyone in Julphar would tell you that Ima was the best choice.”

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