Sanofi has increased annual production capacity at its Beijing, China, plant to 48 million units. The new assembly and packaging line is dedicated to production of the Lantus® SoloSTAR® insulin pen. These facilities are designed to meet the needs of 92 million (1) diabetes patients in China, a country particularly affected by the diabetes epidemic. The next step in the USD 90 million project will be the construction of a high technology line for the production of sterile insulin cartridges.