# West Pharmaceutical Services opens new manufacturing facility in Waterford, Ireland

West Pharmaceutical Services officially opened a new 20,500 square meter global manufacturing facility in Waterford, Ireland, on July 19, 2018. The facility will produce elastomeric laminate sheeting for insulin pen injectors and offer high-value finishing services. It currently employs about 100 people with plans for additional hiring.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-19
- Where: Waterford, Ireland
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: completed
- Products: elastomeric laminate sheeting, stoppers, plungers
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [West Pharmaceutical Services](https://endata.com/companies/7983.md)

## Sources

- [westpharma.com](https://www.westpharma.com/blog/2018/july/west-celebrates-official-opening-of-new-global-manufacturing-facility), 2018-07-19: "West is very pleased to celebrate the official opening of our state-of-the-art facility in Waterford."

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