# Medline to invest $300 million in medical device plant in Gwangju, South Korea

Medline, a global medical company, decided to invest $300 million to build a factory in Gwangju's Bitgreen Industrial Complex to produce medical devices and surgical supplies, creating 350 jobs. Construction is set to begin in April 2018 with production starting by year-end.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-02-03
- Where: Gwangju, Bitgreen Industrial Complex, South Korea
- Value: $300.0M
- Jobs: 350
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: medical devices, surgical supplies
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Medline](https://endata.com/companies/13653.md)

## Sources

- [kjmbc.co.kr](https://kjmbc.co.kr/NewsArticle/1262796), 2018-02-03: "메드라인은 3억 달러를 투자해 빛그린 산단에 공장을 세우고, 의료기기와 수술용품 등을 생산하기로 했습니다."

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