# Becton Dickinson to double culture media production at Cuautitlán plant

Becton Dickinson (BD) is doubling production capacity at its Cuautitlán, Mexico plant by adding new machinery, increasing output from 20 million to 40 million units per year of prepared and dehydrated culture media. The expansion will also increase dehydrated culture production from 32 to 70 tonnes per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-06-19
- Where: Cuautitlán, Mexico, Mexico
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 40 million units per year (from 20 million); 70 tonnes per year (from 32 tonnes)
- Products: prepared culture media, dehydrated culture media, MacConkey agar
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Becton Dickinson](https://endata.com/companies/20170.md)

## Sources

- [manufactura.mx](https://manufactura.mx/industria/2018/06/19/becton-dickinson-duplicara-su-produccion-de-medios-de-cultivo), 2018-06-19: "Con las máquinas se harán ambas actividades en un día."

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