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Upharmacia January 2017

2016 YEAR SUMMARY

PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET

RETAIL DRUG SALES : + 0.4 % HOSPITAL DRUG SALES : -6.4 %

$ 1.98 bn

$ 308.9 mio

Source : Morion
Source : Morion
>> PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET : LOCAL PLAYERS GROWTH
Market participants are striving to further development . ——
HALYCHPHARM ( a part of the Arterium Corporation ) has launched an infusion solutions line .
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On May 17 , INTERCHEM has opened a new laboratory and production complex in Odessa . The company invested EUR 42 mio in enhancing its industrial capacities , which would allow increasing its production by 4 times .
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At the beginning of the year , DARNITSA was endorsed to acquire a little bit more than 50 % shares of the Borshchahivskiy Chemical Pharmaceutical Plant ( BCPP ). The Board of BCPP accused Darnitsa of hostile takeover attempts . The acquisition process was halted .
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Ukrainian company KUSUM PHARM plans to start enlargement of its plant in Sumy by the end of 2016 to double production capacity at least 2 times by 2018 .
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In May , Ukrainian company PHARMASCO opened its own complex , which includes offices , warehouse with appropriate temperature conditions and premises for own production .
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In Dec , EBRD announced the provision of USD 3.8 mio loan to Ukrainian company ECOPHARM for the construction of GMP plant . The Bank will also provide USD 3 mio loan to PHARMA-START ( part of Swiss ACINO GROUP ) for equipment procurement and additional capitalization .
>> PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET : FOREIGN EXPANSION
Ukrainian pharmaceutical companies were actively exploring new markets : ——
In Jan , FARMAK acquired polish distributor KWW Kotkowski Wierzbicki Wegrzyn sp . j .
—— In Sep , ARTERIUM acquired Slovenian company Marifarm .
—— In Oct , FARMAK announced plans to enter the Malasian market in 2018 .
—— In Oct , BIOFARMA signed a long-term agreement on export of its products to the Republic of Yemen .
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ZDOROVYE GROUP plans to access the U . S . market within the cooperation with the American company Unicity .
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LEKHIM ’ S company Technolog announced the intention to triple exports of its antituberculosis drugs in next few years .
— — In Dec , FARMAK joined Drug , Chemical & Associated Technologies Association ( DCAT ) in order to have the opportunity to access the U . S . market .
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