Healthcare Magazine December 2015 | Page 55

BRAZIL this investment , we are actively participating in the strong growth of the PVP market , especially within the pharmaceutical industry ,” she added .
Through the renewing of existing plants in Ludwigshafen , Germany and Geismar , Louisiana and the introduction of PVP technology in the BASF site in Shanghai , China , the company will increase its global capacity of PVP production by up to 6,000 tons . Most of BASF PVP production is earmarked for the pharmaceutical industry .
Laboratories Expanding the global innovation network of BASF for the food and pharmaceutical industries in South America , the company began its first Nutrition and Health Applications Centre in the continent in May 2014 , providing more opportunities and expanding BASF Pharma capacity .
“ Through this structure , we do not depend on the German lab as much and now we can offer local support a lot faster and more solid . In the past some projects had to
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