# Merck KGaA invests €440M to expand membrane and filtration manufacturing in Cork, Ireland

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is investing approximately €440 million to increase membrane manufacturing capacity in Carrigtwohill and build a new filtration manufacturing facility at Blarney Business Park, both in Cork, Ireland. The expansion will create more than 370 permanent jobs by the end of 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-05-23
- Where: Cork, Ireland, Ireland
- Value: $470.0M (440.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 370
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Products: membrane filters, filtration equipment
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Merck KGaA](https://endata.com/companies/1393.md)

## Sources

- [emdgroup.com](https://www.emdgroup.com/en/news/manufacturing-expansion-ireland-23-05-2022.html), 2022-05-23: "This €440 million expansion of our Cork site, together with other major investments worldwide, will further enhance the value that Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, can deliver to customers."
- [endpoints.news](https://endpoints.news/merck-kgaa-pumps-e440m-into-expanding-and-constructing-irish-manufacturing-facilities/), 2022-05-23: "This €440 million expansion of our Cork site, together with other major investments worldwide, will further enhance the value that Merck KGaA can deliver to customers throughout the development and production of their specialized medicines, vaccines and diagnostics."
- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-10019-buscon13), 2022-05-27: "Merck KGaA will spend roughly $470 million to expand its capacity for life sciences membranes and other filtration technology in Cork, Ireland."

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