# Nipro to double dialysis filter output in China

Medical equipment maker Nipro will boost production of dialysis filters twofold in China, aiming to tap into the country's growing number of diabetes cases. The expansion will enable production of 12 million dialyzers yearly.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-06-21
- Where: Anhui, China, China
- Value: $35.6M (4.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Oct 2017
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 12 million dialyzers per year
- Products: dialysis filters (dialyzers)
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Nipro Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/21601.md)
- [Nipro Medical Devices](https://endata.com/companies/25511.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-picks/japan-update/nipro-to-double-output-of-dialysis-filters-in-china), 2017-06-20: "Nipro will boost production of filters used in dialysis treatments twofold in China, aiming to tap into the country's growing number of diabetes cases."
- [devzh.cn.nikkei.com](https://devzh.cn.nikkei.com/industry/manufacturing/25692-2017-07-11-04-53-00.html), 2017-07-11: "尼普洛2017年內將在子公司尼普洛醫療器械的安徽工廠內擴充設備。計劃把中國的年産能提高至原來2倍的1200萬個。最快將於10月開始運轉。"

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