Published on Tuesday, February 27, 2024

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

With an investment of over $20 million, the Swedish firm Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical is breaking ground on a new facility at Evolution Free Zone Industrial Park, in Grecia Canton, Alajuela Province.

According to the firm the 107,600 square feet/10,000 square meter manufacturing building is scheduled to be completed in 2025. 

The decision for the new site is driven by the company's strategic goal of reducing overall costs. Also, the company’s first facility in Central America, will facilitate supply chain continuity through a global manufacturing and distribution base and support key customers in near-shoring production, they added.

“We want to provide customers with finished medical devices, components and assemblies in one location," said Linda Muroski, President of Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical. " 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.”

Capabilities offered at the facility will include liquid silicone rubber molding, dipping, thermoplastic production, and assembly to support key initiatives and growth plans of customers in critical healthcare and medical applications. It will also feature clean-room production and be designed to meet stringent industry-specific standards for medical device manufacturing.

The new building will be located near the main western cities, providing access to a large workforce with outstanding technical and academic qualifications.  

The opening of its operations will lead to hiring employees for corporate services, purchasing, research and development, and operations among others. Those interested in applying for a job vacancy should visit the firm's career website.

This is one of many international firms hiring in Costa Rica. Last week, the U.S.-based manufacturing company, Samtec, announced the growth of its operations in Alajuela Province.

Costa Rica's unemployment remains at 7.3%, according to the National Employment Survey. Data recorded from Oct. to Dec. 2023 shows more than 164,000 people without registered jobs. Of these, 95,000 are men, making up 58% of the unemployed people in the country.

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