# MicroVention-Terumo to double production capacity in Costa Rica

MicroVention-Terumo will expand its facility in Coyol Free Zone, Costa Rica, from 7,000 to 14,000 square meters, adding a clean room and hiring 1,100 employees. The expansion will double production capacity and is expected to be consolidated within 8 months of starting hiring.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-04-24
- Where: Coyol Free Zone, Alajuela, Costa Rica, Costa Rica
- Jobs: 1,100
- Starts operating: Dec 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double production capacity
- Products: intraluminal stents, occlusion balloons, platinum coils, flow diverters
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [MicroVention-Terumo](https://endata.com/companies/31499.md)

## Sources

- [coyolfz.com](https://coyolfz.com/microvention-terumo-announces-its-expansion-in-costa-rica/), 2018-04-24: "An important factor in our decision of growth in the country, is the talent and skilled labor of Costa Ricans, who have high knowledge and good manufacturing practices in the production of medical devices and in quality processes."

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