{"id":5378,"date":"2015-05-26T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/sgd-group-s-a-s-becomes-majority-shareholder-of-india-based-tubular-glass\/"},"modified":"2015-05-26T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T11:45:00","slug":"sgd-group-s-a-s-becomes-majority-shareholder-of-india-based-tubular-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/en\/sgd-group-s-a-s-becomes-majority-shareholder-of-india-based-tubular-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"SGD Group S.A.S. becomes majority shareholder of India based tubular glass specialist Cogent"},"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\">26 MAY 2015<\/span>\n    \n          <h1 class=\"text-[26px] leading-snug text-blackbody [&amp;_strong]:text-blue [&#038;_strong]:font-bold\">\n        SGD Group S.A.S. becomes majority shareholder of India based tubular glass specialist Cogent\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=\"1920\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img_corporate-news.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img_corporate-news.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img_corporate-news-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img_corporate-news-1024x240.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img_corporate-news-768x180.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img_corporate-news-1536x360.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n                  <\/div>\n  \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SGD Group S.A.S. has become Cogent Glass Limited\u2019s majority shareholder, India-based manufacturer of Type I molded and tubular glass vials for the pharmaceutical industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"\/en\/locations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vermula1.jpg\" alt=\"Indian plant\" class=\"wp-image-1091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vermula1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sgd-pharma.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vermula1-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cogent\u2019s acquisition represents a major opportunity for SGD pharmaceutical division and will consolidate its leadership position in this sector. The acquisition will enable SGD to enter into the tubular conversion market and benefit from the fast-growing Indian pharmaceutical market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the coming months, our efforts will be focused on implementing, processes and an organization in the Indian plant, suitable not only for local requirements but also for international standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SGD Group S.A.S. has become Cogent Glass Limited\u2019s majority shareholder, India-based manufacturer of Type I&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5378","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 - 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