# Abbott to build €440M manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, Ireland

Abbott announced a €440 million investment to construct a new 250,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Kilkenny and expand its Donegal Diabetes Care site, creating 1,000 jobs. The Kilkenny facility will produce FreeStyle Libre technology.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-08-12
- Where: Loughboy, Kilkenny, Ireland
- Value: $450.0M (440.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 250,000 sq. ft.
- Products: FreeStyle Libre technology
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Abbott](https://endata.com/companies/4479.md)

## Sources

- [idaireland.com](https://www.idaireland.com/latest-news/press-release/abbott-to-invest-440-million-in-new-facility-in-kilkenny-create-1,000-new-jobs-at-donegal-site), 2022-08-12: "Abbott is to construct a new greenfield manufacturing facility in Kilkenny and further invest in its Donegal Diabetes Care site, representing a combined investment of €440 million and creating 1,000 jobs"
- [gov.ie](https://www.gov.ie/en/ida-ireland/news/government-ida-welcomes-abbott-440-million-investment/), 2022-09-17: "Abbott is to construct a new greenfield manufacturing facility in Kilkenny and further invest in its Donegal Diabetes Care site, representing a combined investment of €440 million and creating 1,000 jobs."

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