Sandoz warns closure of Europe's last penicillin plant in Austria

Sandoz warns that its Kundl, Austria facility—the only fully integrated penicillin plant in Europe—may close, despite a €50M Austrian government grant for modernization three years ago. The warning signals persistent economic pressure on European antibiotic production and continued reliance on Asian suppliers. Closure would deepen supply-chain vulnerability for essential medicines in Europe.

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