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Abbott will build a New $536 Million Manufacturing Facility

The manufacturing plant will produce specialty and metabolic powder nutritional products.

Published: Mon Jan 30 2023

Company Name: Abbott

Location: Bowling Green

Site Region: Northwest

Industry Sector: Healthcare

Company Profile: Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Its portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional, and branded generic medicines.

Company Website: https://www.abbott.com

Project Summary:

Type of Project: New Location

Jobs:

Jobs committed: 450
Jobs retained: 0
Types of jobs: Manufacturing

Capital Investment: $536,000,000

Timetable: Groundbreaking will start in 2023 and be fully operational by 2026.

Company Need:

Abbott is investing in a new, state-of-the-art plant to manufacture specialty nutritional products and formulas for infants and adults who cannot tolerate traditional milk-based products. This new plant will ensure global supply continuity and redundancy within its manufacturing network. The 360,000-square-foot facility will include administrative space, warehousing, a utility hub, and production areas dedicated to manufacturing specialty nutrition products.

Testimonial:

We’re building this plant for additional capacity to produce these important specialty and metabolic formulas that families rely on. Abbott has long been part of Ohio, and we’re proud to become part of the local community in Bowling Green.

- Robert B. Ford -

Chairman and CEO / Abbott

Why Ohio?

Ohio has a long history of producing quality Abbott products to boost and sustain the health of Americans. Abbott currently has manufacturing facilities in Columbus and Tipp City.

Collaborators:

JobsOhio, Regional Growth Partnership, Bowling Green Economic Development, State of Ohio, Wood County