# Premix Inc. awarded $79.9M contract for plastic resin production capacity

Premix Inc. was awarded a $79,869,431 firm-fixed-price contract to increase production capacity of plastic resin material for pipette tips, enabling production of over 200 million COVID-19 PCR tests per month by September 2025. Work will be performed in Gastonia, North Carolina, and is expected to be completed by October 31, 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-05-02
- Where: Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $79.9M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than 200 million COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction tests each month
- Products: plastic resin material for pipette tips
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [United States Air Force](https://endata.com/companies/18070.md) (customer)
- [Premix](https://endata.com/companies/62649.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [defensedaily.com](https://www.defensedaily.com/contract-awards/contract-award-premix-inc-belmont-north-carolina-79869431/), 2022-05-02: "Premix Inc., Belmont, North Carolina, has been awarded a $79,869,431 firm-fixed-price contract for increased production capacity of plastic resin material for pipette tips."

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