# Bayer opens new production facility for contraceptives in Turku, Finland

Bayer announced the opening of a new production facility in Turku, Finland, to increase production capacity of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). The 250 million euro investment will utilize automation and robotics to create efficiencies and increase capacities.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-09-21
- Where: Turku, Finland, Finland
- Value: $267.0M (250.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 21 Sep 2023
- Status: completed
- Products: long-acting reversible contraceptives, implants, hormonal intrauterine systems

## Companies

- [Bayer](https://endata.com/companies/2148.md)

## Sources

- [bayer.com](https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/bayer-invests-250-million-euros-in-new-production-facility-in-finland-to-accelerate-global-access-to-modern-contraception/), 2023-09-21: "The 250 million Euro investment to increase the production capacity of implants and hormonal intrauterine systems (IUS) plays a crucial role in driving Bayer’s global sustainability goal."

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