Pharmaceutical plant in Starogard Gdański

Building of Polpharma in Starogard

One of the largest, state-of-the-art pharmaceutical factories in Europe and the largest within the Polpharma Group, the site in Starogard Gdański specializes in the production of solid oral dosage forms and parenteral formulations.

Tablets
Hard capsules
LVP
LDPE Large Volume Parenterals (BFS)
SVP
LDPE Small Volume Parenterals (BFS)
Solutions and emulsions in glass ampoules
Main competencies
  • Solid dosage forms
  • Parenteral forms

Polpharma’s Historical and Strategic Manufacturing Site

Established in 1935, the Starogard Gdański site is the historical heart of the Polpharma Group and one of the most advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Europe. With decades of expertise and continuous investment, it remains central to the Group’s industrial operations in Poland. Following its privatization in 2000, the site has expanded through extensive modernization, including major upgrades in solid oral and parenteral manufacturing. In 2001, a new production building for solid oral dosage forms was commissioned, significantly increasing capacity and enabling the use of advanced manufacturing technologies

To further enhance sterile manufacturing capabilities, a new ampoule production facility was launched in 2005. This addition expanded the site's parenteral operations, which now include two sterile production areas: polyethylene containers produced via blow-fill-seal technology, and glass ampoules. The site is also home to the only facility in Poland producing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) on an industrial scale. In 2024, Polpharma further expanded its API capabilities with the launch of a new high-potency API (HPAPI) facility — reinforcing the plant’s strategic role in the development and production of complex and specialized substances for the Group and external partners.

A men working in a lab

5

billion
tablets, capsules per year

140

million
ampoules (solutions for injection in glass ampoules, solutions for infusion in PE, liquids for external use) per year

+70

API manufacturing plant
active pharmaceutical substances

Drug production plant

There are 575 specialists employed in the Drug Production Plant and 1500 products are manufactured here. The plant is constantly expanding, particularly in the areas of glass ampoules and dry mould production capacity.

API plant

Polpharma is the largest Polish producer of active pharmaceutical substances (API). Our substances are available in over 70 countries on 6 continents.

Location

  • Starogard Gdański

Main Competencies

  • Solid dosage forms
  • Parenteral forms

Certification

  • EU GMP certificate
  • EAEU certificate
  • ANVISA certificate (Parenterals)
  • FDA certificate (API plant)
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