# Merck invests EUR 440M to expand filtration and membrane production in Cork, Ireland

Merck is investing approximately EUR 440 million over five years to expand membrane production capacity in Carrigtwohill and build a new filtration plant in Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland. The expansion will create over 370 jobs by end of 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-05-23
- Where: Cork, Ireland, Ireland
- Value: $464.0M (440.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 370
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Products: membranes, filtration products
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Merck](https://endata.com/companies/1841.md)

## Sources

- [merckgroup.com](https://www.merckgroup.com/de/news/manufacturing-expansion-ireland-23-05-2022.html), 2022-05-23: "Mit dieser 440-Millionen-Euro-Erweiterung unseres Standorts in Cork können wir – zusammen mit anderen großen Investitionen weltweit – den Mehrwert für unsere Kunden bei der Entwicklung und Produktion ihrer Spezialmedikamente, Impfstoffe und Diagnostika weiter erhöhen."

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