# Alvimedica to open stent production facility in Turkey

Alvimedica, a Turkish medical device company, will open a new stent production facility in Turkey in March 2019. The plant will produce 900,000 stents per year at full capacity, create 1,000 jobs, and help the company expand into the Middle East market.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-02-24
- Where: Turkey, Türkiye
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: Mar 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 900,000 stents per year
- Products: stents
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Alvimedica](https://endata.com/companies/28157.md)

## Sources

- [aa.com.tr](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkish-medical-firm-eyes-middle-east-market/1401432), 2019-02-24: "The company will produce 900,000 of stent per year once the facility operates at full capacity as the new production facility will open next month in Turkey"

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