# Edwards Lifesciences invests $100M in Costa Rica expansion

Edwards Lifesciences announced a $100 million investment to build a new heart valve manufacturing plant in Cartago, Costa Rica, expected to be fully operating in 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-11-02
- Where: Cartago, Costa Rica
- Value: $100.0M
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: heart valves
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Edwards Lifesciences](https://endata.com/companies/5656.md)

## Sources

- [news.co.cr](https://news.co.cr/edwards-lifesciences-announces-expansion-plans-costa-rica/67840/), 2017-11-02: "The company, headquartered in California, United States, develops and manufactures heart valves that are utilized in the treatment of patients with heart diseases all over the world."

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