The French drugmaker said that the investment of about 1 billion euros will enhance the production and manufacturing of insulin, focusing on serving local diabetic patients.

French drugmaker Sanofi plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) to build a new insulin production base in Beijing, a local authority in the city said on Monday, citing a memorandum of understanding the company signed with an economic zone.

French pharma giant Sanofi will invest some 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) to establish a new insulin production base in Beijing, according to the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA).

Shortly after a similarly sized venture from Pfizer, French pharma juggernaut Sanofi has unveiled a major manufacturing outlay in China, marking its biggest investment in the country to date. | Sanofi is laying out roughly 1 billion euros ($1.

Sanofi plans to invest around 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) to build a new insulin production base in Beijing, which will mark the French drugmaker's largest single investment in China, the company said on Monday.

Sanofi is one of the world's top producers of insulin, and the China market for treatment of the illness is huge: Some 140 million people in the mainland, nearly 12% of its population, had the illness as of 2021,

The French pharma firm is seeking to increase insulin production in Beijing as trade tensions between the EU and China simmer on.

Sanofi SA will invest around 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to build a new insulin production base in Beijing, its biggest single investment in China to date and part of a broader push to boost manufacturing capacity in Asia.