# Abbott opens new FreeStyle Libre manufacturing plant in Kilkenny, Ireland

Abbott officially opened a new €440 million manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, Ireland, for FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors. The 30,000-square-meter plant is expected to employ over 800 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-11-18
- Where: Kilkenny, Ireland
- Value: $480.0M (440.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 800
- Starts operating: 18 Nov 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 30,000-square-meter facility, will make more Libre sensors than any other Abbott facility
- Products: FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [drugdeliverybusiness.com](https://www.drugdeliverybusiness.com/abbott-opens-libre-manufacturing-plant-ireland/), 2024-11-18: "Abbott announced today that it officially opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, Ireland."
- [medtechdive.com](https://www.medtechdive.com/news/abbott-ireland-plant-libre-cgm-production/733292/), 2024-11-19: "Abbott opened a manufacturing facility in Ireland that will make Freestyle Libre 3 glucose sensors."

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