# Becton Dickinson invests $56M in syringe production expansion in Mexico

Becton Dickinson announced a $56 million investment in a new prefillable glass syringe production line and a new assembly plant for syringe stoppers in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. The projects will create 200 direct and 400 indirect jobs, and are expected to be completed by August 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-08-19
- Where: Cuautitlán Izcalli, Estado de México, Mexico
- Value: $56.0M
- Jobs: 600
- Starts operating: Aug 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 320 million additional units per year
- Products: prefillable glass syringes, syringe stoppers
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Becton Dickinson](https://endata.com/companies/20170.md)

## Sources

- [cobertura360.mx](https://cobertura360.mx/2021/08/19/inclasificables/becton-dickinson-invierte-56-mdd-en-la-construccion-de-una-fabrica-de-jeringas-en-cuautitlan-izcalli/), 2021-08-19: "Esta expansión es muestra de la confianza de Becton Dickinson en México y de su compromiso con los mexicanos y la economía."
- [rhpositivo.mx](https://rhpositivo.mx/bienestar-24-horas/item/5773-impulsan-inversion-en-jeringas-de-vidrio), 2021-08-19: "Esta expansión es muestra de la confianza de BD en México y de su compromiso con los mexicanos y la economía."
- [promexicoindustry.com](https://www.promexicoindustry.com/en/article/becton-dickinson-will-invest-56-million-for-its-plant-in-mexico-will-produce-syringes-for-vaccination-processes), 2021-08-24: "With this financing, the medical technology company will install a new production line for these products, as well as for the construction of a cap assembly plant for injection devices."

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