# MicroVention to build $80M medical device plant in Alajuela, Costa Rica

MicroVention Terumo announced on December 7, 2020, the construction of a new 20,000-square-meter plant in El Coyol, Alajuela, Costa Rica, with an investment of US$80 million. The expansion will create 2,000 new jobs, bringing total employment to 3,000 by 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-12-07
- Where: El Coyol, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 2,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20,000 square meters (215,000 square feet)
- Products: catheter-based neuroendovascular technologies, medical devices for endovascular therapies
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [MicroVention-Terumo](https://endata.com/companies/31499.md)

## Sources

- [qcostarica.com](https://qcostarica.com/multinational-microvention-will-hire-2000-for-expansion-in-costa-rica/), 2020-12-08: "Today our strategic vision drives us to close 2022 with nearly 35,000 square meters in manufacturing areas and 3,000 employees."

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