Interview with Howard Balloch, President, The Balloch Group
What initially attracted you to China and what kept you here over the years? I initially became interested in China during university where I studied the country and wrote a…
Address: 20th Floor, NCPC Building (Grand Milea Hotel), No.56 North Tiyu Street, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R.China, Post Code: 050015
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Web: http://www.ncpc.com/
North China Pharmaceutical Group Corp. (NCPC) is a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in China. NCPC in its early days was one of the key construction projects during the Chinese First Five-Year Plan. After five years of construction beginning in June 1953, operation commenced in June 1958. Being one of the world leading antibiotic producers both in technology and production scale at that time, NCPC has a history of commercial production of antibiotics in China. With 45 years of development, NCPC has been continually growing and taking the lead in China pharmaceutical industry in key economic indexes, ranking as one of the Top 500 Enterprises and the best profit-makers in China. By the end of 2002, the total assets were USD2 billion, and the company was employing 18500 staff. In 2002, NCPC achieved domestic sales revenue USD 700million and export sales USD100million. Sticking to the spirit of ‘Service for Life ‘, NCPC aims to build bright future for all the people.
Antibiotics, Immunosuppressants
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