{"id":3636461,"date":"2023-12-14T10:21:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?page_id=3636461"},"modified":"2025-08-06T08:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:07:13","slug":"what-we-buy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/suppliers\/what-we-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"What we buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_9db77d2bf9ec9dff02de29b77c026396\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block mb-2 has-background full negative\" \n\t style='background-image: url(https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/11\/istockphoto-1736164375-1024x1024-1-e1700141196701.jpg?w=1600);'\t >\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mco-title-block-title\"> <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we buy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We actively collaborate with our suppliers and foster long-term relationships based on trust and shared values. 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