Explosion in Taiwan Pharmaceutical Factory

Explosion at Worlds 2nd Largest Supplier of COVID19 Medicine Factory

The factory is reportedly that the second largest producer in the world for the raw material to make hydroxychloroquine.

In another report, the Taipei Times wrote: The company reported cumulative revenue of NT$2.61 billion in the first 11 months of this year, up 18.19 percent from NT$2.21 billion in the same period last year, thanks to steady shipments of APIs for hydroxychloroquine — a medicine used to treat or prevent malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as mild cases of COVID-19 — and stable sales of other APIs used in drugs for treating epilepsy and depression.“ [threepercenternation]