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2020年11月26日—Thecountry'sbiggestmanufacturerofsyringes,HindustanSyringesandMedicalDevices(HMD),isplanningtonearlydoubleitsproduction ...

New Delhi: With Covid-19 vaccines showing promising results[1] across the globe, countries will now start stockpiling syringes for immunisation drives. Anticipating this surge in global demand, Indian syringe makers are ramping up production capacities.

The country’s biggest manufacturer of syringes, Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD), is planning to nearly double its production capacity — from 57 crore units in June to 100 crore units by next year.

“We could produce approximately 57 crore of 0.5 ml auto disable syringes till June (per annum), which we have increased to 70 crore. This will be further increased to 80 crore by the next quarter and 100 crore by the second quarter of 2021,” said Rajiv Nath, managing director, HMD, which manufactures brand Dispovan.

“We have started receiving order queries already,” h...