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Kyorin Holdings to Boost Manufacturing System with Transfer of MSD Plant
Kyorin Holdings and MSD K.K. announced on May 28 that Kyorin Holdings will acquire MSD’s Shiga Plant (Koka City, Shiga Prefecture) for about 3.3 billion yen. Through the establishment of a new subsidiary, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Facilities Co., Ltd., Kyorin Holdings…
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