Pharmaceutical Companies Eyeing Expansion in Hauppauge

Contract Pharmaceutical Corp., currently based in Hauppauge, and Rochem International Inc., currently based in Ronkonkoma, are both looking to expand, according to a report published in Newsday.

Sources told Newsday that Contract Pharmaceuticals Corp. is in the process of purchasing a 70,000-square-foot building at 145 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, for an undisclosed amount. That company is already in the midst of a major expansion at another facility, a $2.5-million project that will transform a mezzanine area into a production area. The company is expected to add 40 employees to its team of 900.

Newsday also reported that Rochem International Inc. has outgrown its 10,660-square-foot facility in Ronkonkoma and is eyeing a 60,061-square-foot building at 45 Rasons Court in Hauppauge. The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency offered $335,403 in tax breaks for the move. The company, which employs workers both in the U.S. and China, is expected to add five employees to its team of 39.

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