PUERTO RICO FACES PHARMA JOB LOSSES
December 5th, 2013
PFIZER has announced that it will close one of three pharmaceutical plants in the US Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico, while Merck has said it will close two factories on the island. Pfizer’s planned shuttering of its Barceloneta plant by 2017 could affect 500 workers, although the company has not said how many jobs will be lost. Some of its work – it produces active ingredients and medicines – could be transferred to Pfizer’s remaining Puerto Rico plans in Vega Baja and Guayama.Commenting, the company’s strategy and transitioning sites vice president ...
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