Pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical industry

Manufacture of pharmaceuticals includes the chemical synthesis, fermentation, extraction, formulating and finishing pharmaceuticals and, if performed in the same installation, the production of intermediates. 

Solvent consumption threshold 

If the total annual solvent consumption of an installation manufacturing pharmaceutical products is greater than 50 t/year, the installation is subject to the requirements of the VOC Regulation and classified as a VOC operator.

In line with the Regulation, all VOC installations in this category are classified as medium installations and are subject to the same emission limit values prescribed in Annex 5 of the VOC Regulation.