JRS Pharma expansion ‘critical’ for Cedar Rapids, pharmaceutical industry

Ken Seufert, CEO of JRS Pharma, speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the company's expansion of its southwest Cedar Rapids operations. The new facility is seen under construction in the background. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT
JRS Pharma is already the world’s largest producer of cellulosic products for the pharmaceutical industry, and the company’s recently announced $18 million expansion of its southwest Cedar Rapids manufacturing operations brings nearly half of the company’s pharmacellulosic operations to the Corridor, company officials said at a formal groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 6.
And it’s no coincidence that Cedar Rapids was selected for JRS Pharma’s latest expansion, company CEO…

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