# Puritan Medical to double swab production in Pittsfield, Maine

Puritan Medical Products, with Cianbro Corp., is building a new factory in Pittsfield, Maine, to double its monthly production of coronavirus testing swabs to about 40 million, creating 150 jobs. The $75.5 million project is funded by the Defense Production Act.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-30
- Where: Pittsfield, Maine, United States
- Value: $75.5M
- Jobs: 150
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 20 million swabs per month (additional)
- Products: coronavirus testing swabs
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Puritan Medical Products](https://endata.com/companies/46918.md)
- [Cianbro](https://endata.com/companies/46919.md) (partner)
- [Hardwood Products Company](https://endata.com/companies/46920.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [centralmaine.com](https://www.centralmaine.com/2020/04/30/75-5-million-effort-in-pittsfield-will-double-coronavirus-test-swab-production/), 2020-04-30: "The sooner we can expand testing, the sooner we can open all of the economy and get back to normal."

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