Natco Pharma to expand API facility in TN with Rs 100 cr investment

The proposed expansion is in a total land of 10.57 hectares, which is in possession of the company

Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma is planning to expand its Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and intermediates manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. The company is looking at investing in its existing facility, in Thiruvallur District.

The company would be investing around Rs 100 crore in addition to the existing investment of Rs 86.82 crore in the facility to manufacture 16 campaign products at a time, out of 42 API products and R&D activity, with a production capacity of 66.32 tonnes per annum from existing production capacity of 46.267 tonnes per annum. The proposed expansion is in a total land span across 10.57 hectares,