# Heraeus Medical Components opens new manufacturing facility in Cartago, Costa Rica

Heraeus Medical Components held the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art 5,400 m² manufacturing facility in Cartago, Costa Rica. The facility is expected to produce over two million cardiovascular access guidewires in 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-02-01
- Where: Cartago, La Lima Free Zone & Business Park, Costa Rica
- Jobs: 160
- Starts operating: 1 Feb 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: over two million guidewires per year
- Products: cardiovascular access guidewires, catheters, interventional medical devices
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Heraeus Medical Components](https://endata.com/companies/19408.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cinde-announces-new-heraeus-costa-rica-facility-expected-to-produce-over-two-million-guidewires-in-2018-for-medical-device-companies-300592415.html), 2018-02-01: "Heraeus Medical Components, today held the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, underscoring its commitment to its global customers, innovation and growth in Costa Rica."
- [medicaldevice-network.com](https://www.medicaldevice-network.com/news/heraeus-opens-medical-device-manufacturing-facility-costa-rica/), 2018-02-05: "The expansion of the Heraeus company is a demonstration of the good conditions of Costa Rica as an investment destination since it has qualified human talent, economic, and political stability that guarantee strengthening of its operation."

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