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West Pharmaceutical Services

West Pharmaceutical Services

American healthcare company

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceutical packaging and delivery systems. Founded in 1923 by Herman O. West and J.R. Wike of Philadelphia, the company is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. In its early years of development, West produced rubber components for packaging injectable drugs, providing a sterile environment for the producers of penicillin and insulin.

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Overview

West manufactures components and systems for injectable drug delivery and plastic packaging, and delivery system components for the healthcare and consumer products markets.[2] In 2019, the company reported US$1,849.9 million in sales.[1]

On January 29, 2003, an accumulation of combustible polyethelene powder caused an explosion at a West rubber-manufacturing plant in Kinston, North Carolina.[3]

In 2005, West acquired The Tech Group, Scottsdale, Ariz.,[4] and Medimop Medical Projects Ltd., Ra’anana, Israel.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    West Pharmaceutical Services (2019). "Annual Report 2019". West Pharmaceutical Services.
  2. [2]
    Armstrong, Mike (December 24, 2010). "PhillyInc: Comings and goings of local firms' HQs". Philly.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Investigation Digest: Dust Explosion at West Pharmaceutical Services" (PDF). U.S. Chemical and Safety Hazard Investigation Board. April 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  4. [4]
    Thompson, Heather (August 1, 2005). "Acquisition Puts West Pharmaceuticals and The Tech Group on Same Page". MDDI Online. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. [5]
    "West Pharmaceutical buys Medimop for $41.8m". Globes. Retrieved 2014-08-28.

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