Cardinal Raises Sterile Manufacturing Prices Despite Operational Problems
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Price increases, greater capacity and cost-cutting will allow Cardinal’s sterile manufacturing unit to contribute to earnings again by the second half of the fiscal year, the company says.
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