# Merck opens €150m filter manufacturing facility in Blarney, Ireland

Merck launched a new 3,000sqm filter manufacturing facility in Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland, with an investment of nearly €150m, expected to generate over 200 new jobs by 2028 and begin production in Q4 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-09-22
- Where: Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland
- Value: $177.0M (150.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: Q4 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 3,000sqm
- Products: filtration devices for vaccines and therapies
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Merck](https://endata.com/companies/1841.md)

## Sources

- [investmentmonitor.ai](https://www.investmentmonitor.ai/news/merck-unveils-new-e150m-irish-manufacturing-facility-in-blarney/), 2025-09-22: "By expanding manufacturing in Cork, we reinforce our in-region-for-region manufacturing and supply model."

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