# GE HealthCare invests $138M in Cork contrast media facility

GE HealthCare announced a $138 million investment to expand its Carrigtohill, Cork manufacturing site in Ireland, adding a new facility to produce 25 million more patient doses of contrast media per year by the end of 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-01-31
- Where: Carrigtohill, Cork, Ireland
- Value: $138.0M
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 25 million patient doses per year
- Products: contrast media, iodine-based contrast media
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [GE Healthcare](https://endata.com/companies/4246.md)

## Sources

- [gehealthcare.com](https://www.gehealthcare.com/en/about/newsroom/press-releases/ge-healthcare-invests-138-million-in-cork-ireland-manufacturing-facility-to-address-increasing-contrast-media-demand), 2025-01-31: "A new state-of-the-art facility on the grounds of the existing site will enable 25 million more patient doses per year of contrast media by the end of 2027."
- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250130241464/en/GE-HealthCare-Invests-138-Million-in-Cork-Ireland-Manufacturing-Facility-to-Address-Increasing-Contrast-Media-Demand), 2025-01-31: "This new facility demonstrates our broader commitment not just to address future demand, but also to increase resiliency and security of industry supply for customers."
- [breakingnews.ie](https://www.breakingnews.ie/business/ge-healthcare-announces-e132-million-investment-to-cork-site-1724609.html), 2025-01-31: "This new facility demonstrates our broader commitment not just to address future demand, but also to increase resiliency and security of industry supply for customers."
- [massdevice.com](https://www.massdevice.com/ge-healthcare-138m-ireland-manufacturing-plant/), 2025-02-03: "As an industry leader we have a responsibility to help meet the growing global demand for contrast media from healthcare providers and their patients."

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