# Serres opens new production line for suction bags at Saarijärvi plant

Serres is opening a new production line at its Saarijärvi plant to manufacture suction bags for hospital use, increasing production capacity by 25%. The line was installed in April and will be fully operational by the end of August 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-08-06
- Where: Saarijärvi, Finland, Finland
- Starts operating: Aug 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 25% increase
- Products: suction bags for hospital use
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Serres Group](https://endata.com/companies/22054.md)

## Sources

- [ilkkapohjalainen.fi](https://www.ilkkapohjalainen.fi/serres-investoi-saarijarvelle-sairaaloissa-kaytett/12225195), 2019-08-06: "Uudella linjalla valmistetaan sairaalaympäristöissä käytettäviä imupusseja, ja se nostaa tehtaan tuotantokapasiteettia 25 prosenttia."

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