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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Other Manufacturing 32.5 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 August 2022
Employment effect (start)
3 August 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
American medical devices manufacturing company, Stryker is to create 600 new jobs in Cork at the multinational’s recently expanded facility in the county. The newly expanded manufacturing site will specialise in 3D printing. The Cork plant has been the company's main manufacturing facility in Ireland since 2016 and is also its centre of excellence for 3D printing. The company makes implants used in joint replacements and trauma surgeries and other products for neurotechnology and spinal healthcare. Its products are used by around 100 million patients annually.
Strylker currently employs approximately 4,000 people in Ireland across eight facilities including in Limerick and Cork.
Eurofound (2022), Stryker, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 107281, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107281.
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