# Navtar opens new medical tubing plant in China with $15M investment

Navtar, a Tekni-Plex business unit, has opened a new manufacturing plant in China for microextrusion and silicone medical tubing. The facility is backed by a $15 million investment and production is scheduled to start in February 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-01-09
- Where: China, China
- Value: $15.0M
- Starts operating: Feb 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: microextrusion tubing, silicone extrusion tubing
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Navtar](https://endata.com/companies/29268.md)
- [Tekni-Plex](https://endata.com/companies/3983.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [healthcarepackaging.com](https://www.healthcarepackaging.com/design-materials/medical-device-packaging/press-release/13294253/navtar-medical-tubing-innovations), 2018-01-09: "Production for microextrusion and silicone tubing is scheduled to go on stream in February."

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