Amcor announced a multi-million-dollar investment to add thermoforming capabilities for medical packaging at its Sligo, Ireland healthcare packaging facility, including Class 7 cleanroom manufacturing and a design studio.

MGS Manufacturing announced a €7 million investment in a 20,000 sq ft extension to its Leixlip plant in Kildare, Ireland, housing cleanrooms, injection moulding machines and warehousing. The expansion is expected to create 100 new jobs.

Bausch + Lomb is investing EUR 90 million in further expansion and state-of-the-art technology at its Waterford complex, creating 130 additional jobs. It is the third significant investment at the site in recent years.

West Pharmaceutical Services has doubled its workforce at its Waterford, Ireland plant to over 900 employees to supply millions of rubber vial stoppers for Covid-19 vaccines to more than a dozen global customers.

VPK Packaging Group's Rigid Containers opened two extensions and new conversion equipment at its Limerick, Ireland plant after an EUR 8 million investment. The company plans a third shift that would add 25 to 30 jobs over two years.