Aurobindo Pharma’s  French subsidiary Arrow Generiques SAS has announced the opening of its new logistics and industrial site in Saint Vulbas, near Lyon, France.

The state-of-the-art facility covers a surface area exceeding 25,000 m2 and is built on a 7-hectare site. The new site has been completed with an investment of over EURO 20 million and is principally dedicated to the storage, preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products with an additional unit built for future industrial activities.

The site's strategic location in the logistics hubs of the Auvergne Rhone-Alpes region is an advantage, along with the benefit of geographical proximity to Arrow's headquarters in Lyon. The unit will be operated by the logistics service provider GEODIS, continuing its historical partnership with Arrow.

The facility will also provide the requisite infrastructure to support future growth in the region for Aurobindo.

V.Muralidharan, President, European Operations at Aurobindo Pharma, said: "We are delighted to be reinforcing our commitment to the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region with the opening of our new facility in Saint Vulbas, in the heart of Europe, where Arrow is situated. With the help of talent and the resources available in the region, this facility will support our growth plans in the French market. Our investment in this state-of-the-art logistics hub will not only improve access to the Auvergne Rhone-Alpes region but importantly will create new jobs as well.’’

The opening ceremony, which took place was graced by local and state dignitaries, including His Excellency, the Ambassador of India to France & Monaco, Jawed Ashra and in the presence of P. V. Ramprasad Reddy, Founder and Director of Aurobindo and Vincent Pont, President of Arrow.