# BD invests $56M to expand syringe production in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico

Becton Dickinson (BD) will invest $56 million in its Cuautitlán Izcalli plant to install a new glass syringe production line and build a new plug assembly plant, increasing capacity by 11% and creating 200 direct and 400 indirect jobs. Completion is expected in August 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-12-14
- Where: Cuautitlán Izcalli, Estado de México, Mexico
- Value: $56.0M
- Jobs: 600
- Starts operating: Aug 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 320 million additional units per year
- Products: glass syringes, syringe plugs
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [tyt.com.mx](https://www.tyt.com.mx/nota/bd-invierte-56-mdd-en-el-edomex-quiere-producir-y-exportar-mas-jeringas), 2021-12-14: "La nueva infraestructura permitirá incrementar 11% la capacidad de la planta de BD en Cuautitlán Izcalli y será concluida en agosto de 2022."

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