Lupin's subsidiary to set up plant in Japan

New Delhi: Drug major Lupin said its wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary, Kyowa, plans to set up a manufacturing plant at Tottori, Japan as part of expansion plans in the country.

"In order to meet the rapidly growing demand of generics, the Kyowa board has proposed the setting-up of a two billion tablets capacity plant at Tottori, Japan which would be designed to efficiently handle mass volume products and provide flexibility in allowing easy future expansion," Lupin Ltd said in a regulatory filing.

Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry Co is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the the Mumbai-based firm. It has a manufacturing facility at Sanda, Japan.

The drug maker, however, did not disclose financial details regarding the proposed plant.