# Merck & Co. to invest up to $1B expanding Elkton facility

Merck & Co., Inc. plans to invest up to $1 billion over three years to expand its manufacturing operation in Elkton, Virginia, adding 120,000 square feet and creating about 100 new jobs to increase HPV vaccine production.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-05-06
- Where: Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
- Value: $1.00B
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 120,000 square feet
- Products: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Merck & Co., Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/39331.md)

## Sources

- [theshenandoahvalley.com](https://theshenandoahvalley.com/office-of-governor-press-release/governor-northam-announces-significant-investment-in-rockingham-county-merck-co-inc-to-expand-elkton-manufacturing-facility-creating-about-100-new-jobs/), 2019-05-06: "Merck & Co., Inc. plans to invest up to $1 billion in stages over the next three years to expand its manufacturing operation in Rockingham County."

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