Rachel Klemovitch, Assistant Editor02.27.24
Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical broke ground on its new 107,600-square-foot manufacturing facility in Costa Rica, with construction expected to finish in 2025. The facility will be located in the Evolution Free Zone Industrial Park in the town of Grecia in Alajuela Province.
The new site was announced a few weeks ago and is driven by the company’s goal to help customers reduce overall costs and consolidate value chains. This is Trelleborg’s first facility in Central America.
The location of this facility is also part of Trelleborg’s plan to operate on net zero emission by the end of 2035.
We want to provide customers with finished medical devices, components and assemblies in one location. By producing the components at a single site and moving them to assembly under one roof, we reduce freight costs and management of multiple vendors for our customers, saving them money so they can be more competitive and profitable. This approach also allows customers to focus on what they do best – creating life-changing innovations,” commented Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical President, Linda Muroski.
Capabilities offered at the new site will include dipping, liquid rubber molding, thermoplastic production, and assembly to support key initiatives for critical healthcare and medical applications. The facility will also house a cleanroom which will be designed to meet industry standards for medical device manufacturing.
“Many of our customers are in Costa Rica so we need to be here too. The site will also benefit Baron Group, the Australian-Chinese company we recently signed an agreement to acquire. Trelleborg’s know-how combined with Baron’s technology will provide the basis for the new facility,” Muroski continued. “We have secured a first right of refusal on an adjacent property. This addition to our manufacturing footprint shows we are long-term partners for the market, continuing to invest in expanding our capabilities via acquisition and greenfield investments.”
Costa Rica project sponsor, Yonatan Necoechea said: “Advanced infrastructure sustainability at Evolution Industrial Park was a primary factor in the selection of this location. Our building will be certified for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) and include water management reduction programs like harvesting rainwater, energy-efficient building design, and programs to reduce CO2 emissions like EV charging locations and preferred parking for carpoolers.”
The new site was announced a few weeks ago and is driven by the company’s goal to help customers reduce overall costs and consolidate value chains. This is Trelleborg’s first facility in Central America.
The location of this facility is also part of Trelleborg’s plan to operate on net zero emission by the end of 2035.
We want to provide customers with finished medical devices, components and assemblies in one location. By producing the components at a single site and moving them to assembly under one roof, we reduce freight costs and management of multiple vendors for our customers, saving them money so they can be more competitive and profitable. This approach also allows customers to focus on what they do best – creating life-changing innovations,” commented Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical President, Linda Muroski.
Capabilities offered at the new site will include dipping, liquid rubber molding, thermoplastic production, and assembly to support key initiatives for critical healthcare and medical applications. The facility will also house a cleanroom which will be designed to meet industry standards for medical device manufacturing.
“Many of our customers are in Costa Rica so we need to be here too. The site will also benefit Baron Group, the Australian-Chinese company we recently signed an agreement to acquire. Trelleborg’s know-how combined with Baron’s technology will provide the basis for the new facility,” Muroski continued. “We have secured a first right of refusal on an adjacent property. This addition to our manufacturing footprint shows we are long-term partners for the market, continuing to invest in expanding our capabilities via acquisition and greenfield investments.”
Costa Rica project sponsor, Yonatan Necoechea said: “Advanced infrastructure sustainability at Evolution Industrial Park was a primary factor in the selection of this location. Our building will be certified for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) and include water management reduction programs like harvesting rainwater, energy-efficient building design, and programs to reduce CO2 emissions like EV charging locations and preferred parking for carpoolers.”