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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
370 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 May 2022
Employment effect (start)
23 May 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2027
Description
German pharmaceutical multinational, Merck, is to create 370 jobs in Cork over 5 years. 120 roles will be based at the company’s manufacturing plant in Carrigtwohill, Cork. Merck is investing over €290 million expanding this facility. Approximately 250 of the jobs will be based at a new €150 million manufacturing facility in Blarney. The reason behind the expansion and the job creation is to increase the company's membrane manufacturing capacity: membrane arre used for rapid diagnostic testing. All new roles are expected to be in place by the end of 2027.
Merck is a medicine maker company that currently employs 750 people at its plant in Carrigtwohill.
Eurofound (2022), Merck, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 106845, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106845.
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