# Cretex Medical breaks ground on medical device plant in Costa Rica

Cretex Medical broke ground on a 65,000-square-foot medical device component manufacturing and assembly facility in Cartago, Costa Rica. The plant is expected to begin operations in Q3 2025, with an investment of over $20 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-07-02
- Where: Cartago, Costa Rica
- Value: $20.0M
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: under construction
- Products: medical device components, medical device assembly
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Cretex Medical](https://endata.com/companies/78407.md)

## Sources

- [plasticstoday.com](https://www.plasticstoday.com/medical/cretex-medical-breaks-ground-in-costa-rica), 2024-07-02: "We evaluated a variety of countries and communities. We knew that we needed a location that brought us into proximity with our global customers."

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