Univar continues to invest in supply chain solutions

Dutch company Univar has opened new distribution centres in Dublin, Ireland, and Barcelona, Spain. In a parallel development, it has collaborated with LBC (Liquid Bulk Chemicals) of the Netherlands to raise its capacity for repackaging bulk liquid-based excipients to GMP standards in Rotterdam.

The specifications of the new warehouses are designed to satisfy the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements. In Ireland, Univar's purpose-built, environmentally friendly facility becomes the new centre serving the chemicals industry nationwide.

In Spain, Univar Iberia has moved into a state-of-the-art warehouse facility in Barcelona, which consolidates operations previously conducted at four different centres. It comprises dedicated product areas, including a facility for cold storage.

These facilities complement Univar's established European network and GMP facilities operating in Scandinavia, UK and France.

In the Netherlands the new repackaging line, run in conjunction with LBC, will repack bulk liquid excipients according to GMP guidelines.

"This is crucial to support our pharmaceutical customers with the upcoming EU Directive on excipient GMP," said Jeremy Drummond, director of Univar Pharma Ingredients in Europe. "We anticipate that this legislation will directly impact the supply of key liquid pharmaceutical excipients we supply and we want to be ready to ensure the security and quality of product supply to our customers."