SCHOTT Jinyun
A vital new venture in Jinyun
Known as a growing center for industry, Jinyun is a county in the Zhejiang Province that has a very good ecological environment, as well as being a focus for improved environmental awareness in Chinese industry. In 2012, SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging joined forces with Xinkang (a company now owned by SCHOTT) to develop a new plant in the region. It aims to provide the higher quality product and service for local market. In 2018, SCHOTT became sole shareholder of this company and updated the company name as SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. in 2020.
Then, in August 2019, another facility in LiJin industrial park was opened. In 2020, SCHOTT’s tubing plant in Jinyun went into production, and is now the base for the production and supply of middle borosilicate glass tubing. This high quality tubing is ideal for the manufacture of state-of-the-art pharmaceutical packaging applications that serve the growing Chinese market and the pharmaceutical industry worldwide.
What we offer
Markets and Applications
SCHOTT and SCHOTT Pharma have two production sites in Jinyun County, which both supply the pharmaceutical market in China – a market that’s predicted to become the world’s biggest by 2050. The tubing plant in Jinyun processes highly robust borosilicate glass that’s both durable and chemically resistant to ensure long-term reliability for the packaging of potentially volatile substances. The pharmaceutical packaging plant then processes this glass tubing into a wide variety of products that package life-saving medications. For instance, pharmaceutical vials made by SCHOTT are used in about 75 % of Covid-19 vaccine projects around the world until 2022.
Products
In Jinyun County, SCHOTT manufactures FIOLAX® borosilicate glass tubing, the world's gold standard to package pharma drugs. In addition, SCHOTT Pharma manufactures pharma drug containment and delivery solutions to meet the demands of commercial partners and customers in China and overseas.
Where to find us
SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Packaging (Zhejiang) Co. Ltd
SCHOTT Tubing (Zhejiang) Co. Ltd.
About the region
A modern industrial hub set in natural beauty
Jinyun County is located in southern Zhejiang, a hilly area in the east of China, south-east of Hangzhou. It’s a famous tourism destination in China, with breathtaking mountain and river views, all set within a comfortable climate. The city of Lishui is part of an area known as China's “Green Valley” since its forest coverage rate is over 80 %, while Jinyun County as a whole remains an industrial hub, with steel and textiles widely manufactured here.
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