# Nephron Nitrile medical glove plant opens in Lexington County, South Carolina

Nephron Nitrile, an offshoot of Nephron Pharmaceuticals, opened a medical glove plant in West Columbia, South Carolina, with one manufacturing line operational and plans for 14 lines producing 2.1 billion gloves per year, employing 250 workers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-12-07
- Where: West Columbia, South Carolina, United States
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: 7 Dec 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2.1 billion gloves per year
- Products: nitrile medical gloves
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Nephron Nitrile](https://endata.com/companies/67215.md)
- [Nephron Pharmaceuticals](https://endata.com/companies/11051.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [postandcourier.com](https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/business/nephron-nitrile-medical-glove-plant-begins-operations-in-lexington-county/article_00be1b9a-764e-11ed-af54-6bc80fff38d2.html), 2022-12-08: "Nephron Nitrile celebrated the opening Dec. 7, some 17 months after announcing it would make nitrile gloves."

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