{"id":2255,"date":"2024-02-02T09:34:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T08:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/have-you-heard-about-our-new-siliconization-operation\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:00:19","slug":"have-you-heard-about-our-new-siliconization-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/en\/have-you-heard-about-our-new-siliconization-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you heard about our new siliconization operation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trait-block max-w-3xl mx-auto px-4 mt-10 mb-3\">\n  <svg class=\"w-7 h-auto text-blue\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 7\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n  <path d=\"M27.4629 0C27.4629 3.75941 24.4153 6.80702 20.6559 6.80702L0.000976265 6.80702C0.000976429 3.04761 3.04858 -1.06718e-06 6.808 -9.02854e-07L27.4629 0Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"pt-28 md:pt-32 pb-0 \">\n      <div class=\"container hidden md:block pb-8 md:pb-16\">\n      <nav class=\"breadcrumb uppercase [&#038;_a]:text-blue text-xs font-medium \" class=\"[&#038;_span]:flex [&#038;_span]:items-center\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n    <div id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n  <\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"container max-w-4xl text-center md:mt-15\">\n          <span class=\"inline-block text-xs font-medium tracking-[0.25em] uppercase text-blackbody mb-2.5\">2 FEBRUARY 2024<\/span>\n    \n          <h1 class=\"text-[26px] leading-snug text-blackbody [&amp;_strong]:text-blue [&#038;_strong]:font-bold\">\n        Have you heard about our new siliconization operation?\n      <\/h1>\n    \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n      \n    <div class=\"mt-12 w-full overflow-hidden h-62 md:h-auto md:aspect-[1400\/526]\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/siliconization_header_v3.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/siliconization_header_v3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/siliconization_header_v3-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n                  <\/div>\n  \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span><span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>We are pleased to announce the opening of a siliconization line at our state-of-the-art Saint-Quentin Lamotte (SQLM) plant, which safeguards the integrity of sensitive, aggressive and viscous drug products.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span><span><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span><span>What is siliconization?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\">A micro layer of silicone is highly bonded to the internal surface of the glass vial. The optimized process ensures meticulous injection monitoring to deliver uniform coverage, dose repeatability and precise quantities. The process is executed with rigorous quality control under an ISO 8 clean room, in an ISO 15378 certified facility.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/siliconization_teaser_1_alt.jpg\" alt=\"Siliconization\" class=\"wp-image-2251\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span><span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>Why add siliconization to your vials?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>The silicone coating provides a protective layer between the vial and therapeutic product inside, resulting in key benefits for a wide variety of market applications including: anti-infectives, parenteral nutrition, diagnostics, animal health and oncology.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>SGD Pharma\u2019s siliconization treatment creates a barrier effect and improves hydrophobic properties for all glass types in vial sizes ranging from 3ml to 500ml in both clear and amber glass.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>For more information, watch the video: <\/span><\/span><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UA-hC8gXKVU\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UA-hC8gXKVU<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/siliconization_strap_alt.jpg\" alt=\"Siliconization 2\" class=\"wp-image-2253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/siliconization_strap_alt.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/siliconization_strap_alt-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0We are pleased to announce the opening of a siliconization line at our state-of-the-art Saint-Quentin&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pharma"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Have you heard about our new siliconization operation? 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