). The company produces a type of rubber that is used to help store COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. Think of the rubber stopper at the end of a vial of a vaccine. That s not just any rubber. That s a very sophisticated technologically-enabled, sanitized stopper that only a few companies in the world can produce at scale around the world, and West is the leader in providing that, he said.
If vaccines are needed beyond this year on a regular basis, Powell said it represents a big opportunity for these three firms, as well as for investors, who aren t pricing in such an outcome yet.