New facility to manufacture tablets, capsules, liquid orals, and ointments
Himalaya Wellness has broken ground for its upcoming state-of-the-art herbal pharmaceutical factory in Dubai Industrial City (DIC).
The factory will produce tablets, capsules, liquid orals, and ointments at Dubai Industrial City, the region’s leading manufacturing and logistics district, marking an expansion of the global pharmaceutical company’s footprint.
Phase one of the factory will be delivered across a built-up area of 225,000sqft creating job opportunities for 250 professionals. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 3 billion tablets, 15mn syrup bottles, and three million units of ointment, with the facility’s capacity being set up to serve global volumes till 2030.
Top officials attend
The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by high-level dignitaries and senior officials, including Ahmed Mohamed Al Naqbi, CEO, Emirates Development Bank; Mohammed Al Kamali, COO, Manufacturing & Export Development, Dubai Economic Development Corporation; Abdulla Belhoul, CEO, TECOM Group; Shailendra Malhotra, Global CEO, Himalaya Wellness Company; Saud Abu Alshawareb, Executive Vice President, Industrial, TECOM Group; Ammar Al Malik, Executive Vice President, Commercial, TECOM Group; and Jatin Brahmecha, Global CFO, Himalaya Wellness Company, alongside Lubna Manal and Sufiyan Manal from Himalaya’s leadership team.
“Domestic pharmaceutical supplies can help to safeguard public health and reduce dependency on global markets, in addition to fostering economic growth through job creation and talent development,” noted Alshawareb.
“With our global and METAP region headquarters in Dubai, we are happy to have two additional addresses within the city’s most thriving business communities, Dubai Industrial City and Dubai Science Park,” commented Malhotra.
“This project is prime example of the success of the UAE’s government’s ‘Make it in the Emirates’ initiative to support businesses looking to benefit from the country’s exceptional value proposition as a global hub for technology-driven manufacturing,” remarked Al Naqbi.
