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Novamed, Located in the Industrial Pole of Manaus, Aims for the Expansion of Tablet Production and Job Generation
On the last Wednesday (the 25th), Novamed announced an investment of R$ 50 million between 2021 and 2022, aimed at expansion in the city of Manaus. The objective of the factory is to increase tablet production so that, by 2023, up to 900 job vacancies will be created in Amazonas.
During a meeting, the expansion project was presented by representatives of Group NC – owner of the pharmaceutical company EMS and Manaus-based Novamed – to representatives of the State Secretariat for Economic Development, Science, Technology and Innovation (Sedecti) and other agencies.
Moreover, at the meeting, Novamed announced that production will expand from 1 billion and 100 million tablets per month to 1 billion and 400 million/month.
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The statements were made during an event hosted by Novamed at the Manaus plant, located on the AM-010 highway, Km 22, Northern Zone of the capital. In addition to what has already been mentioned, the company also discussed the social role of the pharmaceutical industry; the donations made to Manaus amid the peaks of the Covid-19 pandemic; the revenue amounts; the incorporation of Novamed by EMS, which is expected to be completed by 2023; among other topics.
A guided tour of the manufacturing park was also conducted, which, according to Sedecti, is the only one fully robotized in the Industrial Pole of Manaus (PIM).
Renata Alves Advocates for the Incorporation of Novamed by EMS
According to the legal and Risk and Compliance director of Group NC, Renata Alves, EMS currently operates in Amazonas through Novamed, and the idea behind the incorporation is for consumers to recognize that the medication they purchase at a pharmacy is manufactured by the pharmaceutical industry present in the state of Amazonas.
The director also states that the intention is to extend EMS’s knowledge to the state, further strengthening the brand and its presence, as well as providing an expansion of its social action projects and fulfilling its social role in the country.
In addition to company representatives, the event also featured the presence of the head of the Department of Investment Attraction and Foreign Trade at Sedecti, Jeibi Medeiros, representing the secretary, Angelus Figueira; the superintendent of the Free Trade Zone of Manaus (Suframa), Algacir Polsin; among other invited participants.
In this regard, Jeibi Medeiros declared that Novamed is a factory that impresses with its processes, numbers, and modern, technology-filled environment. For him, the visit was of great interest, providing a better understanding of the work the company has been doing in the city of Manaus and how the investment is being applied, as it is a company that benefits from the tax incentives granted by the Government of Amazonas.
Algacir Polsin, in turn, opined that the investment for the incorporation of Novamed into EMS will be of great importance, given that all aspects of drug and capsule production will be brought to Manaus, thus expanding job creation and revenue in the region.
About Novamed
The company was inaugurated in 2014 and is one of the five largest and most modern solid drug manufacturing plants in the world, in addition to being the first company to produce medications in the Free Trade Zone of Manaus.
Novamed is the only factory that features a fully robotic raw material weighing system, with a completely automated manufacturing process, electronic documentation, and no use of paper. The available equipment corresponds to the most modern in the world.
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