West Pharmaceutical Services
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1960 |
| Seat | Eschweiler |
| Number of employees | 1100 |
| Branch | chemistry |
| Website | https://www.westpharma.com/en |
| Status: 2018 | |
The West Pharmaceutical Services Germany GmbH & Co. KG is a company for pharmaceutical products and laboratory supplies in North Rhine-Westphalia Eschweiler with 900 employees. The company in the pump district is a subsidiary of the US American West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. and the world's largest manufacturer of elastomeric primary packaging for the pharmaceutical industry. Founded in 1960 as Pharma-Gummi Hans Wimmer in Vicht , the company relocated to Eschweiler in 1966 . In 1968 West Pharma Services became involved and renamed Pharma-Gummi Wimmer West . The Pharma-Metal division was founded in Vicht in 1982 and moved to Stolberg in 1990 .
The product range primarily includes closures made of rubber and plastic for medical devices such as syringes , drips and pipettes as well as components for disposable syringes. The company develops, produces and sells in the field of pharmaceutical technology.