This feature takes a look at the supply situation in Russia with regard to pharmaceutical glass containers. According to this market analysis feature, these are interesting times to be involved in the supply of pharmaceutical glass to Russia, and consequently, for all those companies involved in the supply of materials or machinery to enterprises looking to expand their footprint in this specialist sector of container glass. For example, "Voronezhmedsteklo" - in its construction phase - is one of the largest pharma-glass enterprises to enter the market in the last few years and has raised the bar considerably. When complete, it is thought that it will top 17.5M/tpa of vials, ampoules and bottles with an investment of 3,500M rubles. Return on the investment is expected to take around five years, the possibility for exponential growth beyond that is substantial, as long as sensible market pricing policies are adhered to.
