# DuPont expands medical silicone manufacturing plant in Hemlock, Michigan

DuPont announced capital investment to expand capacity at its Liveo brand silicone medical product manufacturing plant in Hemlock, Michigan. The upgrade includes extrusion capacity expansion, a new ISO 7 clean room, and new mixing equipment for liquid silicone rubber and high consistency rubber.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-01-29
- Where: Hemlock, Michigan, United States
- Value: $40.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: medical silicone tubing, elastomers, liquid silicone rubber, high consistency rubber
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [DuPont](https://endata.com/companies/13205.md)

## Sources

- [echemi.com](https://www.echemi.com/cms/139786.html), 2021-01-29: "These major investments in capital and resources have enhanced the development capabilities of our Liveo Healthcare silicones."
- [prweb.com](https://www.prweb.com/releases/dupont-investments-in-manufacturing-facilities-expand-molykote-r-specialty-lubricants-production-895400403.html), 2021-03-03: "We are excited to be in an exceptional position to better service our customers and provide solutions to their lubrication challenges."

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