# bitop AG opens new biotech facility in Dortmund

bitop AG opened a new high-tech company building in Dortmund, Germany, and plans to build a new production facility for extremolytes after completion of the approval process. The company expects to expand its workforce from 50 to about 70 employees.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-09-07
- Where: Dortmund, Germany
- Jobs: 20
- Status: completed
- Products: extremolytes, cosmetic ingredients, medical devices
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [bitop](https://endata.com/companies/34193.md)

## Sources

- [bitop.de](https://bitop.de/news/new-manufacturing-plant-ensures-more-sustainable-production), 2018-09-07: "With the move from Witten to the biotechnology location in Dortmund, we are also becoming visible to the outside world as a highly specialized, global biotech company."

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