# American Performance Polymers to double plant size and workforce in Colebrook, New Hampshire

American Performance Polymers, a medical glove maker, is doubling the size of its plant and workforce in Colebrook, New Hampshire, supported by a $22.4 million contract from the Department of Defense to expand nitrile glove production capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-05-08
- Where: Colebrook, New Hampshire, United States
- Value: $22.4M
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: more than 500,000 gloves per year
- Products: nitrile gloves
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [American Performance Polymers LLC](https://endata.com/companies/40817.md)
- [Renco](https://endata.com/companies/16839.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [unionleader.com](https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/colebrook-medical-glove-maker-looking-to-expand-double-workforce/article_2f900f5c-d5dc-5d43-8001-5c7e31f03f15.html), 2021-05-08: "The federal government’s goal to avoid relying on foreign suppliers for protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic has been good news for medical-glove maker American Performance Polymers, which is doubling the size of its plant and its workforce."

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