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Modernization of Pharmaceutical Plant - Gruenenthal Ecuador
The pharmaceutical plant „Tecnandina S.A.“ belonging to the Gruenenthal Ecuatoriana C.Ltda was renovated and extended. Their products include solid, semi-solid and liquid pharmaceuticals. An extensive master plan was designed in order to include extensions.
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The pharmaceutical plant „Tecnandina S.A.“ belonging to the Gruenenthal Ecuatoriana C.Ltda was renovated and extended. Their products include solid, semi-solid and liquid pharmaceuticals. An extensive master plan was designed in order to include extensions.
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The goal was to modernize the pharmaceutical plant and to raise its manufacturing process to GMP-standards. Also, resources were provided in order to expand their product line that would lead to the realization of their Latin-American-Project (including an extension project).
A new manufacturing and order picking hall was constructed. It also included mechanical rooms that allow for future extensions and upgrades according to current GMP-standards. Extension and creation of airlocks for people and/or goods; redevelopment of laboratories located in the main building including installation of new technical building services.
Major Project and Trades Details:
- start of project plans 11/2001, start of first construction phase 07/2003
- planned trades: sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, control technology, AC, technical gases, BMS system, distribution system of ultrapure water, sprinkler system
- phases 1 to 4 were performed according to the German Fee Structure for Architects and Engineers
- ventilation system managing an air amount of 210.000m³/h
- electro-technics managing 2.000 kW
- heating managing an amount of approx. 1.100kW
- refrigeration technology: first construction phase 100kW, second construction phase 300kW
- compressed air system 650 Nm³/h
- total costs for technological systems: 5,5 Mio €
- a list of all trades and services written in English in order to simplify calculations of costs in Ecuador