# BD opens $120M blood collection tube plant in Curitiba

BD (Becton Dickinson) inaugurated a new factory in Curitiba, Brazil, for vacuum blood collection tubes, with an investment of R$ 120 million. The 4,500-square-meter plant is located next to an existing BD facility.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-04-12
- Where: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Value: $31.0M (120.0M BRL)
- Starts operating: 12 Apr 2019
- Status: completed
- Products: vacuum blood collection tubes
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [BD (Becton Dickinson)](https://endata.com/companies/38690.md)

## Sources

- [gazetadopovo.com.br](https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vozes/parana-sa/multinacional-da-area-medica-inaugura-fabrica-de-r-120-milhoes-em-curitiba/), 2019-04-12: "Com investimento de R$ 120 milhões, a multinacional norte-americana BD (Becton Dickinson), de tecnologia médica, inaugurou em Curitiba uma nova fábrica de tubos para coleta de sangue à vácuo."

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