# West Pharmaceutical doubles Waterford workforce to meet Covid-19 vaccine component demand

West Pharmaceutical Services has doubled its workforce at its Waterford, Ireland plant to over 900 employees to supply millions of rubber vial stoppers for Covid-19 vaccines to more than a dozen global customers.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-05-17
- Where: Waterford, Ireland
- Status: completed
- Products: rubber vial stoppers, elastomeric laminate sheeting, primary packaging components
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [West Pharmaceutical Services](https://endata.com/companies/7983.md)

## Sources

- [irishexaminer.com](https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40291106.html), 2021-05-17: "West says the plant has doubled its workforce to meet the new demand, with the company now employing over 900 team members here."

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