# Johnson & Johnson Medical invests $180M in new Suzhou plant

Johnson & Johnson Medical broke ground on a new Ethicon factory in Suzhou Industrial Park, China, with an investment of $180 million, expected to start production in 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-11-02
- Where: Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, China
- Value: $180.0M
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: surgical sutures, staplers, surgical instruments
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Johnson & Johnson Medical](https://endata.com/companies/27825.md)

## Sources

- [intl.ce.cn](http://intl.ce.cn/specials/zxgjzh/201711/02/t20171102_26736328.shtml), 2017-11-02: "总投资额高达1.8亿美元的强生医疗爱惜康新工厂11月2日在苏州工业园区举行隆重奠基仪式。"

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