# BD opens new vacuum blood collection tube factory in Curitiba, Brazil

BD inaugurated a new factory in Curitiba, Brazil, for BD Vacutainer vacuum blood collection tubes, with an investment of R$130 million and capacity of 150-200 million tubes per year, creating over 40 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-10-16
- Where: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, Brazil
- Jobs: 40
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 150-200 million tubes per year
- Products: vacuum blood collection tubes
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [BD](https://endata.com/companies/20051.md)

## Sources

- [newslab.com.br](https://newslab.com.br/bd-investe-em-linha-de-producao-para-coleta-de-sangue-a-vacuo-com-inauguracao-de-nova-unidade-em-curitiba-pr/), 2018-10-17: "Trouxemos para o Brasil uma produção de avançadas tecnologias que ainda não eram realizadas internamente."

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