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Tablets & Capsules July 2015 39 ExciPact certifications: Colorcon, W.R. Grace, and Ideal Cures ST PAUL, MN—Colorcon's Dartford, UK, facility received ExciPact certifica- tion, as did W.R. Grace's plant in Worms, Germany, where it makes pharmaceuti- cal-grade silica gel. The company's two other silica gel sites, one in Curtis Bay, MD, and another in Sorocaba, Brazil, are already certified. Ideal Cures be came the first Indian excipients manufacturer to receive ExciPact certification. The certi- fication includes its site in Jammu, where it makes film coatings and neutral spheres, and its site in Khambaht, where it makes methacrylic acid copolymers. Certification of its Vasai site is pending. ExciPact uses third-party auditors who meet ISO/IEC 17021 and ISO 19011 to assess whe ther excipient manufacturers meet GMP standards described in annexes to ISO 9001:2008. Volkmann expands headquarters, adds lab BRISTOL, PA—Volkmann nearly dou- bled the size of its US headquarters to supplier news Brookfield donates equipment to bulk solids center MIDDLEBORO, MA—Brookfield Engineering donated a powder flow tester (PFT) to the Kansas State Univer- sity Bulk Solids Innovation Center, which opened in June. The PFT analyzes pow- der flow behavior in gravity-discharge hoppers, to establish design parameters for process equipment. The 13,000- square-foot center includes five research laboratories and several classrooms. MWV to market Burgopak packaging in USA RICHMOND, VA—MeadWestvaco (MWV) signed a licensing agreement to market medication-adherence pack- aging from Burgopak, London, UK. The packaging keeps the information leaflet with the medicine at all times and can incorporate an F=1 child-resis- tant design and a calendar. 8,500 square feet. It can now hold a larger inventory to speed parts delivery. The addition also includes a 750-square- foot laboratory and conference area. Patheon sells Mexican softgel operations to Perrigo, to expand stability testing DUBLIN, Ireland—Perrigo acquired the Mexican softgel manufacturing opera- tions of Patheon, Durham, NC, for $34 million. In 2012, Patheon acquired Ban- ner Pharmacaps, a leading manufacturer of softgels. In other news, Patheon plans to invest more than $3 million to expand its Greenville, NC, site's stability testing capabilities. The revamped oper- ation offers stability test results within 30 days; chromatography lab data will be immediately accessible online. MFG Tray names ChemTech as master pharma distributor LINESVILLE, PA—Molded Fiber Glass (MFG) Tray named ChemTech Interna- tional its worldwide master pharmaceu- tical distributor, enabling MFG Tray to Start your free subscription at our website. www.tabletscapsules.com

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