Aesica Acquires Chemical Manufacturing Facility From Merck Sharp & Dohme
The Ponders End site is a high-tech manufacturing facility located in Enfield, North London. It has potent compound and bulk manufacturing facilities producing a number of MSD's products. The plant has a capacity to produce 300 tons of products per year. Under the agreement, 74 employees currently working at the site will transfer their employment from MSD to Aesica immediately.
The sale of the site is part of Merck's global restructuring of its manufacturing operations to create a global manufacturing network that is better aligned to Merck's current and anticipated future product demand.
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