Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Corporate
September 1, 2010

Construction of 'OPS-5', New Plant to Manufacture Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Saga Factory Completed on September 1

Tokyo, Japan-- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President: Taro Iwamoto) announced today that the construction of 'OPS-5', a new plant to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients, was completed on September 1 on the grounds of the Otsuka pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Saga Factory in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.