ACG Group explained

ACG Group
Industry:pharmaceutical machinery company
Founded:1961
Founder:Ajit Singh, Jasjit Singh
Hq Location City:Mumbai
Hq Location Country:India
Num Locations:138
Area Served:Worldwide
Num Employees:4,500

ACG is a multinational pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Mumbai, India. The company has presence in over 100 countries on six continents.[1] ACG is the world’s largest integrated supplier of solid dosage products and services.[2] ACG provides empty hard pharmaceutical capsules,[3] encapsulation machinery, tablet coating systems, tablet compression systems, fluid bed equipment, tablet tooling, and performance enhancers along with online and inline analytical and inspection systems. The company also provides blister packing, high barrier packaging films, carton packing machines, camera inspection systems, candy-wrapping machines, and end-of-line case packers.[4] ACG has about 4,500 employees.[5]

ACG business units

The ACG Group consists of four business units: ACG Capsules, ACG Films & Foils, ACG Engineering, and ACG Inspection.[6]

ACG Capsules

ACG Capsules is a manufacturing company in the global capsules market providing two-piece hard gelatin capsules to pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries in over 100 countries. The company has advanced capsule manufacturing facilities in India, Europe, and Brazil.[7]

In 2018, ACG group signed a MoU with Applied DNA Sciences to develop molecularly tagged empty hard-shell capsules for prevention of capsule counterfeiting.[8]

ACG Films & Foils

The ACG Films & Foils business provides specialty packaging films, high-barrier films, pharmaceutical-grade and camera-inspected range of aluminium-based foils and anti-counterfeiting and polymer films. The products of ACG Films & Foils comply with international standards such as US FDA, Canada-DMF, ISO and European Pharmacopoeia.[9]

ACG Engineering

ACG Engineering provides Machines for the oral Solid dosage part of the pharma industry, right from granulation equipment, capsule filling machines, tablet press, tablet coaters, tablet tooling, and packaging machines like blister packing and Cartoning machines.[10] ACG has completed more than 20,000 machine installations.[11]

ACG Inspection

ACG Inspection (ACGI) provides solutions for the track-and-trace industry. In 2018, ACG Inspection partnered with Verinetics to integrate ACGI’s track-and-trace technology with TraxSecur, a software designed to detect fraud in the supply chain using serialization and blockchain systems.[12] [13]

History

ACG was founded in 1961 by brothers Ajit Singh and Jasjit Singh to manufacture empty hard capsules for Indian pharmaceutical companies. Subsequently, the company expanded to other countries and diversified into related businesses in the pharmaceutical sector.[14] These include equipment manufacturing, packaging, inspection, testing, research and development.[15]

In 1971, SciTech Centre was incorporated in Mumbai as the R&D center of ACG.[16] [17] The Centre trains around 2,000 pharma professionals every year and also hosts scientific conferences.[18]

In 2007, ACG acquired the capsule shell manufacturing plant of Lukaps in Croatia, making it the first Indian company from the pharmaceutical sector to establish a presence in Croatia.[19] [20] After successfully turning around the plant's operations, ACG announced further expansion plans worth 50 million Euros.[21]

In 2014, ACG Europe was listed among the top 41 fast-growing Indian companies in UK.[22]

In 2017, Nova Nordeplast, a Brazilian company that produces films and foils was acquired by ACG.

In 2017, ACG acquired In2trace, a Croatia-based startup with a proprietary technology in track-and-trace business.[23] 90% of production of ACG’s plant in Croatia is exported to the USA, Russia and European countries.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Singhs Of ACG Worldwide: Capsule Czars . 2022-08-15 . Forbes India . en . 15 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815195519/https://www.forbesindia.com/article/indias-family-businesses/the-singhs-of-acg-worldwide-capsule-czars/49475/1 . live .
  2. Web site: Home. 27 December 2021. 19 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219130203/https://www.acg-world.com/en_us/. live.
  3. News: Now, drugs regulator gets a plan for vegetarian capsules . 26 May 2016 . 16 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160516233455/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-04-09/news/72186329_1_capsules-drug-controller-general-gn-singh . live .
  4. News: Company Overview of ACG Worldwide Private Limited. 2018-10-03. 3 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003221055/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=36824910. live.
  5. News: Aveek Datta. The Singhs of ACG Worldwide: Capsule czars. 19 February 2018. 2018-10-03. 4 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021216/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/indias-family-businesses/the-singhs-of-acg-worldwide-capsule-czars/49475/1. live.
  6. News: Tim Hayes. ACG Adds Alu-Based Films and Foils to Packaging Portfolio. 26 June 2018. 2018-10-03. 13 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230813193414/https://www.healthcarepackaging.com/home/news/13294968/acg-adds-alubased-films-and-foils-to-packaging-portfolio. live.
  7. Web site: ACG Capsules . CPhI Online . 4 October 2018 . 4 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004185612/https://www.cphi-online.com/acg-capsules-comp270876.html . live .
  8. News: ACG joins Applied DNA to prevent capsule counterfeiting . 4 October 2018 . Pharmaceutical Technology . 2018-02-27 . 4 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004185648/https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/acg-joins-applied-dna-prevent-capsule-counterfeiting/ . live .
  9. News: Nautiyal . Shardul . ACG Films & Foils becomes India's first complete pharma packaging solution provider for oral solid dosage formulations . 4 October 2018 . Pharmabiz.com . 2018-06-23 . 4 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004150640/http://www.pharmabiz.com/PrintArticle.aspx?aid=109641&sid=1 . live .
  10. News: ACG exhibits wide range of capsule solutions . 4 October 2018 . Manufacturing Chemist . 2018-04-26.
  11. News: Diez . Fernando . Kalafat . Justin . Bhat . Dr. Jnanadeva . THE SCIENCE BEHIND CAPSULE-BASED DRY POWDER INHALATION TECHNOLOGY . 4 October 2018 . www.ondrugdelivery.com . Frederick Furness Publishing Ltd . 4 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004145012/http://www.ondrugdelivery.com/publications/80/ACG.pdf . live .
  12. News: ACG Inspection, Verinetics Partner on Track-and-Trace Market . 4 October 2018 . Healthcare Packaging . 2018-09-19 . 13 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813193414/https://www.healthcarepackaging.com/home/press-release/13295301/acg-inspection-verinetics-partner-on-trackandtrace-market . live .
  13. News: Haskins . Bryant . RTP-based Verinetics expands anti-counterfeiting reach in pharma industry . 4 October 2018 . WRAL TechWire . 2018-09-18 . 18 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918181804/https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/09/18/rtp-based-verinetics-expands-anti-counterfeiting-reach-in-pharma-industry/ . live .
  14. News: ACG buys Croatian capsule firm . 26 May 2016 . 30 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630055050/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/acg-buys-croatian-capsule-firm-107100801030_1.html . live .
  15. News: Bureau . Our . ACG group consolidates its multiple business and regional brands into a single new ACG identity . 17 October 2018 . Pharmabiz . 2018-10-16 . 17 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181017164630/http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=111773&sid=2 . live .
  16. Web site: SCI-TECH CENTRE . 4 October 2018 . Zauba Corp . 4 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004145021/https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/SCI-TECH-CENTRE/U01110MH1971GAP015467 . live .
  17. News: 2017-01-03 . Health is Wealth / B&R 2016 . Automotion India . 4 October 2018.
  18. News: Ubhaykar . Rajat . 2016-05-24 . Power Of I 2016 Capsule King - ACG Worldwide . Outlook Business . 4 October 2018 . 4 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004145024/https://www.outlookbusiness.com/specials/power-of-i_2016/capsule-king-acg-worldwide-2778 . live .
  19. Web site: Economic Relations. en. 2018-10-03. 4 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021126/http://www.indianembassyzagreb.gov.in/page/economic-relations/. live.
  20. News: Aveek Datta . 19 February 2018 . The Singhs of ACG Worldwide: Capsule czars . 2018-10-03 . 4 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021216/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/indias-family-businesses/the-singhs-of-acg-worldwide-capsule-czars/49475/1 . live .
  21. News: Associated Capsules turns sick unit to profit making entity in Croatia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807073649/http://www.pharmabiz.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?aid=95090&sid=2 . 2016-08-07 .
  22. News: ACG Europe listed in top 41 fast-growing Indian cos in UK . 4 October 2018 . Pharmabiz.com . 2014-05-15 . 4 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004151418/http://pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=81878&sid=2 . live .
  23. News: Aveek Datta . 19 February 2018 . The Singhs of ACG Worldwide: Capsule czars . 2018-10-03 . 4 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021216/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/indias-family-businesses/the-singhs-of-acg-worldwide-capsule-czars/49475/1 . live .
  24. Web site: Past Speakers . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004145216/http://www.nutraindiasummit.in/nutra_2014/speakers_directory_indv_details.php?spkr_id=SPKR-20130305100822443648 . 4 October 2018 . 4 October 2018 . 9th Nutri India Summit.

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