Lehning Industrie intends to share its expertise « For several years now, wehave been offering our know-how in the production of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical dosage forms to a few customers,» explains Julien Franquin, Deputy Managing Director of Lehning Industrie. « We are now opening this activity to all market players who want to work with an expert known and recognisedfor the quality of its products. » he pharmaceutical site of Saint-Barbe, locally as possible, some of which are 45% organi- in Moselle (near Metz), is in charge of cally grown » and guaranteed free of pesticides and production for Lehning Industrie. « We heavy metals. Several types of extracts are produced offer full service to the nutraceutical industry, from in-house: mother tinctures (pharmaceutical grade), formulation to analytics, including regulatory af- glycerine macerates (pharmaceutical grade), hy- fairs (editor’s note: the group is familiar with the re- droalcoholic extracts (including organic grades), gulatory environment thanks to the presence of itsSite de production sur glycerine extracts. The main plants processed by 10 000 m2 health solutions in more than twenty countries), the group include arnica, calendula, hawthorn production, packaging, logistics, the quality controlUne salle sous and passion flower. More than 400 plants are thus our team of graphic desi atmosphère contrôlée and even design via gner ».s stored and available according to the season. The Quatre ateliers de Whether for the food supplement or cosmetics sec- fabrication (liquides, hydroalcoholic extraction is carried out from fresh tor, Lehning Industrie offers a wide range of galenicsolides, homéopathie plants, produced according to the Pharmacopoeia. formulations, in liquid, paste or solid form. Indeed,unitaire et cosmétiques)« This differentiates us from the market players ine x- if historically, the site was rather oriented towardsNeuf lignes de tracts, » says Julien Franquin. In addition to this se- production the production and packaging of liquids,it has diver- cure sourcing via agreements with farmers, there is sified into other galenicals: «we are producing more another advantage: « total traceability, since we can and more capsules and granules, in order to meet all draw up an ‘identity card’ for the plants we proces ».s 10,000 m production2 consumer needs». site For plants sourced abroad and delivered in dry form A controlled (e.g. harpagophytum), «we apply the same quality PHARMACEUTICAL QUALITY FROM atmosphere room controls as for fresh plants ». START TO FINISH... Four manufacturing The same GMP-certified workshops as those dedi- workshops (liquids, NO MARGIN WARS cated to pharmaceutical production are thus «requi-solids, homeopathy and The development of Lehning Industrie’s subcontrac- cosmetics) sitioned» for the manufacture of food supplements Nine production lines ting activity is in line with the group’s desire to conti- (see columns). A guarantee of quality throughout nue to uphold its values: proximity, human scale, the manufacturing chain reinforced by the controls respect for the environment (e.g. the group has in- carried out internally (ICH standard stability stu- vested in a solar panel park covering some 15 hec- dy, container/content interactions, microbiology, tares) and health. « It is on these values that we are HPLC, HPTLC, GC, UV spectrometry). going to develop while avoiding at all costs ente- « We are providing this new activity, which tar- ring into a «war» on margins with the principals, » gets both established food supplement brands and concludes Julien Franquin. • start-ups, with dedicated teams who are experts in eachfield, » explains Julien Franquin, who is also in charge of the industrial part of the site. For this trained engineer, who has been with the group for 17 years, « our activity must be a source of added value for our customers ». And this added value is created from the plant to the finished product. EXPERTISE IN PLANTS The Lehning group produces its own extracts (some 500 references), 90% from fresh plants, « sourced as srentraP lairtsudnI — sleirtsudnI serianetraP- 271 -